Weather Records on 16 January 1936

349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1936. Highest significance: Worcester, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1936

On 16 January 1936, 349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 346 daily.
Worcester set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 16 January 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

349 stations

349 station records on 16 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lacona	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

349 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 16 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 16 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1936

Top 20 records on 16 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1936	Worcester, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Pleasantville 1 N, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Clarinda, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Gardiner, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	New London, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Salisbury, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Plymouth, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Haverhill, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Vernon, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Franklin, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1936	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1936	Lewiston, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1936	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1936	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1936	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1936	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	36.9 C (98.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	73 years	31 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 349 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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 20	234
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	1