Weather Records on 15 January 1936

230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1936. Highest significance: Brooksville Chin Hill, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1936

On 15 January 1936, 230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 222 daily.
Brooksville Chin Hill set a daily record precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 15 January 1936.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

230 stations

230 station records on 15 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

230 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 222.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

186 broken records

Margins by which the 186 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1936

Top 20 records on 15 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1936	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1936	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1936	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1936	Twin Falls 2 NNE, US	all-time rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1936	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1936	Sherbrooke, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1936	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1936	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1936	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1936	Spot Pond, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1936	Callaville, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1936	Cedarville, US	all-time rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1936	Quebec, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1936	Moncton, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1936	Ocala, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1936	Millinocket, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1936	Winchendon, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1936	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1936	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1936	Quebec, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	26 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

1795 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1936. 1936 had 230 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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	176
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1