Weather Records on 10 January 1936

664 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1936. Highest significance: Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE.

Key Facts for 10 January 1936

On 10 January 1936, 664 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 647 daily.
Bamberg (Sternwarte) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.5 mm (1.7 in) on 10 January 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

664 stations

664 station records on 10 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jallukar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Cope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

664 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 446, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 10 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	446
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 10 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1936

Top 20 records on 10 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1936	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	monthly rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1936	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 January 1936	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Farrell Flat, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Ebrach, DE	monthly rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Bruce, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Watervale, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Burra (Worlds End), AU	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Cooke Plains, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Merrowie North, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Emu Creek, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Jallukar, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Lake Cargelligo Airport, AU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Cope Cope, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Roto Station, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1936	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	46 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 664 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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	579
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1