Weather Records on 14 January 1936

134 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 1936. Highest significance: Georgetown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 1936

On 14 January 1936, 134 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 132 daily.
Georgetown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 14 January 1936.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

134 stations

134 station records on 14 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mercadool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford State Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lewers Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wamberal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

134 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 14 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 14 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

110 broken records

Margins by which the 110 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 1936

Top 20 records on 14 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1936	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1936	Merriwa (Cranbourne), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Mercadool, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Gosford State Nursery, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Hambantota, LK	monthly low max	23.7 C (74.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Haileybury, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Bologna, IT	daily high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Natte Yallock, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Roros, NO	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Twin Falls 2 NNE, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1936	Ogden 2, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	20 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 134 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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Data for records on 1936-01-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	108
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1