Weather Records on 25 January 1936

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 January 1936. Highest significance: Sviland, NO.

Key Facts for 25 January 1936

On 25 January 1936, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 414 daily.
Sviland set a daily record snow depth of 40.0 cm (15.7 in) on 25 January 1936.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 25 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ryan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 25 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 25 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 25 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 10, daily 414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3302.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 January 1936

Top 20 records on 25 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1936	Sviland, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1936	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1936	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1936	Dibrugarh Obsy, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1936	Sycamore, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1936	Carlinville, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1936	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1936	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1936	Logan 1 WNW, US	all-time snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 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)
25 January 1936	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1936	Wilton, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1936	Glenwood 3SW, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1936	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1936	Sadiya India, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1936	Mt Carmel 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1936	Quincy, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1936	Horton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1936	Constantine, DZ	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1936	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	0 years	27 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 429 records.

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

Records on 01-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1813	1
1823	3
1834	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	3
1880	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1887	2
1890	8
1891	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	12
1904	17
1905	19
1906	7
1907	19
1908	7
1909	43
1910	21
1911	16
1912	20
1913	28
1914	60
1915	65
1916	89
1917	42
1918	53
1919	36
1920	61
1921	34
1922	75
1923	218
1924	118
1925	54
1926	80
1927	88
1928	179
1929	323
1930	317
1931	521
1932	219
1933	513
1934	457
1935	631
1936	429
1937	1,110
1938	665
1939	189
1940	1,215
1941	1,246
1942	683
1943	640
1944	1,344
1945	296
1946	320
1947	796
1948	708
1949	1,337
1950	2,290
1951	557
1952	569
1953	548
1954	373
1955	404
1956	311
1957	493
1958	457
1959	399
1960	263
1961	673
1962	492
1963	990
1964	533
1965	246
1966	541
1967	836
1968	592
1969	953
1970	510
1971	679
1972	737
1973	621
1974	685
1975	888
1976	713
1977	773
1978	1,209
1979	1,356
1980	704
1981	1,042
1982	975
1983	627
1984	758
1985	811
1986	406
1987	833
1988	926
1989	895
1990	1,476
1991	1,018
1992	1,077
1993	851
1994	911
1995	845
1996	1,292
1997	913
1998	488
1999	1,457
2000	1,332
2001	603
2002	1,074
2003	1,242
2004	1,174
2005	929
2006	1,112
2007	1,135
2008	823
2009	849
2010	1,222
2011	664
2012	864
2013	839
2014	1,094
2015	685
2016	974
2017	1,008
2018	613
2019	469
2020	459
2021	1,094
2022	281
2023	941
2024	931
2025	958
2026	2,391

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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	344
500 to 1000	2
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	1
2000 to 2500	0
2500 to 3000	0
3000 to 3500	1