Weather Records on 28 January 1936

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1936. Highest significance: Gumma, IN.

Key Facts for 28 January 1936

On 28 January 1936, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 415 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 584 daily.
Gumma set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 28 January 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 28 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ryan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 28 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 28 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 14, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1936

Top 20 records on 28 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1936	Gumma, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1936	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1936	Glenwood 3SW, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1936	Henderson 2 NNW, US	all-time low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1936	Sycamore, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1936	Denison, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Pickens 1, US	all-time low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Horton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Taylorsville 2SW, US	all-time low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Raton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Burkes Garden, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Hondo, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Hinton 1, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Madison, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Palestine, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Eubank, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1936	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	38 years	24 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 603 records.

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

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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 50	475
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1