Weather Records on 20 January 1936

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1936. Highest significance: Glenville, US.

Key Facts for 20 January 1936

On 20 January 1936, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 403 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 589 daily.
Glenville set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 20 January 1936.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 20 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaora	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 310, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 20 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	310
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 20 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2235.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1936

Top 20 records on 20 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1936	Glenville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1936	Ramachandrapuram, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1936	Sycamore, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1936	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1936	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1936	Mykland, NO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1936	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1936	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1936	Princeton, US	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1936	Wani, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1936	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1936	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1936	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1936	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1936	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1936	Boylston, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1936	Harrisburg River Gage, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1936	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1936	Sherman, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1936	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	40 years	28 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 602 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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	495
500 to 1000	1
1000 to 1500	2
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1