Weather Records on 20 December 1936

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1936. Highest significance: Mawana, IN.

Key Facts for 20 December 1936

On 20 December 1936, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 397 daily.
Mawana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 20 December 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 20 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamawm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1936

Top 20 records on 20 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1936	Mawana, IN	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 December 1936	Worcester, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Concord, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Nagina, IN	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Clearfield, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	W Pt, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Warwick, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Beaufort, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Chittoor, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Kathgodam, IN	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Plymouth, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Irwin, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	West Newton, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Lawrence, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1936	Brookville, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	37 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 416 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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 10	252
10 to 20	89
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1