Weather Records on 17 January 1936

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1936. Highest significance: Mt Ayr, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1936

On 17 January 1936, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 366 daily.
Mt Ayr set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 17 January 1936.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 17 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 17 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 17 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1936

Top 20 records on 17 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1936	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1936	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1936	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1936	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1936	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1936	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1936	Fairfax, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1936	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1936	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1936	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1936	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1936	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1936	Clarinda, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1936	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1936	Washington, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1936	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1936	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1936	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1936	Grundy Ctr, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1936	Keosauqua, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	30 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 377 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	289
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2