Weather Records on 31 December 1936

567 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1936. Highest significance: Victoria River Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1936

On 31 December 1936, 567 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
337 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 554 daily.
Victoria River Downs set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 31 December 1936.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

567 stations

567 station records on 31 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

567 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 31 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 31 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 276.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1936

Top 20 records on 31 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1936	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1936	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1936	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1936	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1936	Independence, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.6 cm (10.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1936	Cumberland Station, AU	monthly rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1936	Huntsville, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1936	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1936	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1936	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1936	Colinroobie, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1936	Gredgwin (Barraport North), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1936	Caguas, PR	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1936	Quebec, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1936	Petoskey, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1936	Georgetown Post Office, AU	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1936	Brucefield, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1936	Prince Albert Road, ZA	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1936	Harrisville, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1936	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	27 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

1797 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1936. 1936 had 567 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 50	460
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2