Weather Records on 19 January 1936

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1936. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 19 January 1936

On 19 January 1936, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 321 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 726 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record snowfall of 22.6 cm (8.9 in) on 19 January 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

777 stations

777 station records on 19 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 19 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 19 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 44, daily 726.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

691 broken records

Margins by which the 691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2159.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1936

Top 20 records on 19 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1936	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Marshall, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Clanton, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Santuck, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Carlisle, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Camden 3 W, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Morgantown 1, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Solomons, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Asheville Pearson St, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Salisbury, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1936	Waynesville 1 E, US	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

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

1796 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 777 records.

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

Records on 01-19 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1804	1
1822	1
1838	1
1843	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1871	1
1873	2
1874	2
1875	6
1876	5
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	1
1893	5
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	7
1899	17
1900	8
1901	6
1902	5
1903	11
1904	26
1905	6
1906	6
1907	30
1908	7
1909	11
1910	37
1911	16
1912	11
1913	6
1914	39
1915	101
1916	46
1917	102
1918	66
1919	17
1920	116
1921	53
1922	45
1923	81
1924	141
1925	228
1926	190
1927	223
1928	526
1929	444
1930	617
1931	240
1932	160
1933	479
1934	147
1935	634
1936	777
1937	1,019
1938	361
1939	221
1940	1,781
1941	285
1942	471
1943	1,183
1944	452
1945	334
1946	850
1947	253
1948	540
1949	704
1950	1,044
1951	748
1952	704
1953	421
1954	276
1955	375
1956	457
1957	389
1958	627
1959	439
1960	368
1961	373
1962	1,086
1963	961
1964	327
1965	349
1966	583
1967	532
1968	759
1969	669
1970	1,128
1971	1,056
1972	636
1973	677
1974	964
1975	662
1976	846
1977	1,566
1978	953
1979	1,535
1980	656
1981	1,054
1982	776
1983	548
1984	1,499
1985	606
1986	1,737
1987	1,321
1988	1,377
1989	999
1990	1,356
1991	542
1992	757
1993	900
1994	2,752
1995	1,036
1996	1,824
1997	817
1998	784
1999	1,081
2000	1,061
2001	854
2002	712
2003	692
2004	813
2005	974
2006	1,418
2007	1,917
2008	1,731
2009	817
2010	814
2011	595
2012	1,133
2013	583
2014	489
2015	432
2016	682
2017	886
2018	622
2019	478
2020	428
2021	462
2022	456
2023	1,340
2024	828
2025	1,267
2026	293

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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 500	685
500 to 1000	1
1000 to 1500	3
1500 to 2000	1
2000 to 2500	1