Weather Records on 23 January 1936

1,202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1936. Highest significance: Sviland, NO.

Key Facts for 23 January 1936

On 23 January 1936, 1,202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 980 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 52 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,084 daily.
Sviland set a daily record snow depth of 42.0 cm (16.5 in) on 23 January 1936.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,202 stations

1,202 station records on 23 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bizerte Cap Blanc	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,202 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 483, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 497, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 23 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	483
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	497
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 23 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 52, monthly 66, daily 1,084.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,044 broken records

Margins by which the 1,044 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1524.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1936

Top 20 records on 23 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1936	Sviland, NO	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 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)
23 January 1936	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Pipestone, US	all-time low max	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	all-time low max	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Palestine, US	all-time low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	all-time low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Havana, US	all-time low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	all-time low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	all-time low max	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Kenton, US	all-time low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Galva, US	all-time low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Jacksonville 2E, US	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Monmouth, US	all-time low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Whitestown, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Milaca, US	all-time low max	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1936	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	45 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 1,202 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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 200	1,035
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1