Weather Records on 18 December 1936

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1936. Highest significance: Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU.

Key Facts for 18 December 1936

On 18 December 1936, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 446 daily.
Darlington Point (Tubbo) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 18 December 1936.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 18 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warmur West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colombo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 18 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 18 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1936

Top 20 records on 18 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1936	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1936	Millicent, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Frances, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Burrawang South Station, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Yamma, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Carrathool (Gum Creek), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Laen, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Finniss, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Steam Plains 1, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Brim, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Steam Plains 2, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Gogeldrie, AU	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1936	Goorimpa, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 466 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	360
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1