Weather Records on 24 January 1936

1,085 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1936. Highest significance: Clarinda, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1936

On 24 January 1936, 1,085 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 807 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Clarinda set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 24 January 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,085 stations

1,085 station records on 24 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ryan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 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)
Beatrice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,085 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 453, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 354, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 24 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	453
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	354
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 24 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 28, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

932 broken records

Margins by which the 932 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

24 January 1936

Top 20 records on 24 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1936	Clarinda, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 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)
24 January 1936	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 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)
24 January 1936	Pawnee City, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1936	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1936	Pathalipam, IN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1936	Mahespur, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1936	David City 4E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 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)
24 January 1936	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1936	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1936	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1936	Morgantown 1, US	all-time low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1936	Greensburg, US	all-time low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1936	Kopati(Kaupati), IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1936	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	all-time low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1936	Creston, US	all-time low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1936	Kenton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1936	Ryan, US	all-time low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	24 years	32 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

1796 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 1,085 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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	924
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1