Weather Records on 23 December 1936

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1936. Highest significance: Tenterden, AU.

Key Facts for 23 December 1936

On 23 December 1936, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 361 daily.
Tenterden set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 23 December 1936.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 23 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1936

Top 20 records on 23 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1936	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1936	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1936	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1936	Attabari, IN	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1936	Vancouver Interst Brg, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Sibsagar, IN	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Gatton Allan Street, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Battle Mtn, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Minot Exp STN, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Skjak, NO	daily rain	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Monierkhal, IN	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1936	Vytegra, RU	monthly rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 370 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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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	300
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1