Weather Records on 13 January 1936

220 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 January 1936. Highest significance: Haileybury, CA.

Key Facts for 13 January 1936

On 13 January 1936, 220 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 217 daily.
Haileybury set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 13 January 1936.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

220 stations

220 station records on 13 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie (Rotherfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

220 records

Records set or tied on 13 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 13 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 13 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 217.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

183 broken records

Margins by which the 183 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1905.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 January 1936

Top 20 records on 13 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 January 1936	Haileybury, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1936	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1936	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1936	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1936	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1936	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1936	Eulolo Station, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1936	Oconto 4 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1936	Gundiah Railway Station, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1936	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1936	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1936	Boonara, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1936	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1936	Buchan, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1936	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1936	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1936	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1936	Blackwater Post Office, AU	all-time rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1936	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1936	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	32 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

1794 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 220 records.

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

Records on 01-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	2
1837	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1871	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	3
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	4
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	4
1904	23
1905	5
1906	9
1907	14
1908	17
1909	8
1910	45
1911	60
1912	104
1913	6
1914	58
1915	14
1916	49
1917	39
1918	102
1919	23
1920	87
1921	55
1922	104
1923	72
1924	68
1925	418
1926	62
1927	189
1928	638
1929	116
1930	310
1931	102
1932	1,183
1933	115
1934	232
1935	174
1936	220
1937	284
1938	235
1939	357
1940	324
1941	415
1942	318
1943	377
1944	373
1945	507
1946	212
1947	341
1948	533
1949	420
1950	1,141
1951	400
1952	375
1953	669
1954	427
1955	261
1956	469
1957	552
1958	327
1959	347
1960	968
1961	264
1962	711
1963	1,727
1964	995
1965	320
1966	652
1967	470
1968	1,024
1969	615
1970	468
1971	827
1972	1,221
1973	928
1974	762
1975	916
1976	683
1977	889
1978	487
1979	1,801
1980	1,246
1981	1,168
1982	1,381
1983	1,131
1984	657
1985	923
1986	619
1987	1,851
1988	674
1989	769
1990	517
1991	627
1992	841
1993	2,132
1994	1,264
1995	1,729
1996	1,855
1997	2,435
1998	1,001
1999	679
2000	966
2001	662
2002	1,219
2003	566
2004	769
2005	1,883
2006	1,104
2007	2,370
2008	398
2009	875
2010	800
2011	1,358
2012	433
2013	1,645
2014	370
2015	916
2016	422
2017	1,126
2018	961
2019	479
2020	611
2021	631
2022	753
2023	740
2024	1,987
2025	436
2026	1,151

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 250	180
250 to 500	1
500 to 750	1
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1