Weather Records on 9 January 1936

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1936. Highest significance: Paskeville, AU.

Key Facts for 9 January 1936

On 9 January 1936, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 564 daily.
Paskeville set an all-time record daily precipitation of 88.6 mm (3.5 in) on 9 January 1936.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 9 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Youhl Plain Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston on Murray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Euston Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piangil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Siskiyou Climat STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 453, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 9 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	453
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 9 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1936

Top 20 records on 9 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1936	Paskeville, AU	all-time rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1936	Millicent, AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Dharmasala, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	De Grey, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Cleve, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Youhl Plain Tank, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Waikerie (Ramco), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Bute (Ninnes), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Kingston on Murray, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Euston Station, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1936	Milstead, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 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

1799 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1936. 1936 had 577 records.

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

Records on 01-09 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1806	1
1830	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	1
1853	2
1855	1
1857	2
1858	2
1861	2
1862	2
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1882	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	4
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	1
1897	6
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	12
1906	13
1907	10
1908	13
1909	9
1910	14
1911	16
1912	64
1913	8
1914	30
1915	29
1916	56
1917	51
1918	76
1919	36
1920	66
1921	71
1922	92
1923	83
1924	161
1925	84
1926	144
1927	120
1928	387
1929	208
1930	919
1931	66
1932	205
1933	287
1934	446
1935	783
1936	577
1937	1,637
1938	250
1939	1,091
1940	623
1941	431
1942	948
1943	342
1944	442
1945	543
1946	623
1947	178
1948	278
1949	1,035
1950	407
1951	261
1952	310
1953	1,148
1954	298
1955	206
1956	416
1957	1,439
1958	661
1959	355
1960	575
1961	140
1962	1,334
1963	690
1964	857
1965	673
1966	289
1967	409
1968	1,461
1969	569
1970	1,833
1971	659
1972	617
1973	1,380
1974	1,392
1975	1,055
1976	792
1977	1,631
1978	1,494
1979	891
1980	794
1981	635
1982	1,162
1983	759
1984	538
1985	1,541
1986	685
1987	1,243
1988	1,247
1989	1,460
1990	1,335
1991	1,048
1992	1,368
1993	1,524
1994	852
1995	1,099
1996	1,632
1997	1,440
1998	1,735
1999	947
2000	677
2001	829
2002	1,889
2003	1,186
2004	717
2005	1,135
2006	872
2007	1,607
2008	1,335
2009	825
2010	1,941
2011	802
2012	604
2013	641
2014	694
2015	868
2016	616
2017	943
2018	742
2019	323
2020	471
2021	405
2022	356
2023	519
2024	1,533
2025	744
2026	1,609

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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	508
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1