Weather Records on 18 January 1936

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 1936. Highest significance: Milwaukee Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 1936

On 18 January 1936, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 376 daily.
Milwaukee Wb City set a daily record snowfall of 35.3 cm (13.9 in) on 18 January 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 18 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warkworth 1 Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 18 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 18 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1778.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 1936

Top 20 records on 18 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1936	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Greensboro, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Americus, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Umea, SE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Chidavaram, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Sycamore, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Settle, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Graham, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Asheville, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Parksville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Topeka, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Clarinda, US	daily snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Gainesville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1936	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	monthly rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	34 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 385 records.

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

Records on 01-18 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1804	2
1809	1
1828	2
1834	2
1838	2
1841	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1879	1
1883	1
1886	2
1887	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1893	5
1894	8
1895	3
1896	7
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	4
1902	1
1903	2
1904	21
1905	16
1906	30
1907	8
1908	15
1909	5
1910	50
1911	101
1912	5
1913	58
1914	30
1915	57
1916	53
1917	53
1918	65
1919	38
1920	109
1921	72
1922	28
1923	166
1924	62
1925	188
1926	233
1927	233
1928	451
1929	588
1930	951
1931	235
1932	221
1933	343
1934	136
1935	400
1936	385
1937	475
1938	194
1939	285
1940	1,364
1941	277
1942	617
1943	1,380
1944	589
1945	363
1946	1,142
1947	290
1948	717
1949	664
1950	1,184
1951	748
1952	440
1953	444
1954	347
1955	487
1956	387
1957	830
1958	345
1959	613
1960	561
1961	287
1962	652
1963	478
1964	302
1965	537
1966	369
1967	523
1968	508
1969	616
1970	796
1971	953
1972	729
1973	1,334
1974	1,077
1975	822
1976	835
1977	2,053
1978	1,365
1979	997
1980	517
1981	1,072
1982	1,267
1983	581
1984	1,630
1985	536
1986	1,359
1987	1,419
1988	825
1989	679
1990	1,536
1991	612
1992	718
1993	1,383
1994	2,673
1995	907
1996	2,155
1997	1,026
1998	887
1999	909
2000	1,141
2001	639
2002	554
2003	826
2004	662
2005	807
2006	1,229
2007	2,059
2008	947
2009	682
2010	720
2011	755
2012	914
2013	709
2014	442
2015	526
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,032
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	988
2026	351

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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 250	319
250 to 500	0
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	1
1750 to 2000	1