Weather Records on 8 January 1936

714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1936. Highest significance: Yudnapinna, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1936

On 8 January 1936, 714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 703 daily.
Yudnapinna set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 8 January 1936.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

714 stations

714 station records on 8 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchelville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Mulya Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lohn (Warrigal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie (Neathvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

714 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 583, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 8 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	583
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 8 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1936

Top 20 records on 8 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1936	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Bookaloo, AU	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Kendrapara, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Waikerie, AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Redhill, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Bute, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Waikerie (Ramco), AU	all-time rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Guntersville, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Summervale (Gundaur), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Mitchelville, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Mundallio, AU	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Louth (Mulya Tank), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Maude (Nap Nap), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1936	Britt 3E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	24 years	38 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

1806 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1936. 1936 had 714 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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	635
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2