Weather Records on 29 January 1936

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1936. Highest significance: Haskell, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1936

On 29 January 1936, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 297 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 518 daily.
Haskell set a daily record snowfall of 17.3 cm (6.8 in) on 29 January 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 29 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cadelga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 29 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 29 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1936

Top 20 records on 29 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1936	Haskell, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1936	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1936	Graham, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 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)
29 January 1936	Elizabethtown, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 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)
29 January 1936	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	10.9 C (51.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1936	Gainesville, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 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)
29 January 1936	Saint Johns, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1936	Cadelga, AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1936	St John's, CA	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1936	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1936	Uccle, BE	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1936	Cloudcroft, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1936	Kingfisher, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1936	Marshall, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1936	Boerne, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1936	Montrose 1, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1936	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 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 536 records.

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

Records on 01-29 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	1
1804	1
1830	2
1831	1
1834	1
1839	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	2
1872	2
1873	3
1875	1
1877	2
1883	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	7
1896	3
1897	3
1898	10
1899	4
1900	9
1901	5
1902	7
1903	20
1904	6
1905	15
1906	17
1907	9
1908	16
1909	14
1910	57
1911	22
1912	28
1913	40
1914	57
1915	41
1916	286
1917	45
1918	134
1919	30
1920	57
1921	48
1922	47
1923	66
1924	155
1925	237
1926	170
1927	203
1928	116
1929	222
1930	116
1931	397
1932	338
1933	126
1934	536
1935	455
1936	536
1937	196
1938	224
1939	223
1940	386
1941	357
1942	451
1943	330
1944	423
1945	286
1946	181
1947	1,154
1948	697
1949	1,097
1950	768
1951	1,125
1952	239
1953	554
1954	755
1955	476
1956	642
1957	820
1958	834
1959	464
1960	441
1961	599
1962	635
1963	1,131
1964	143
1965	696
1966	2,021
1967	731
1968	806
1969	1,201
1970	611
1971	1,200
1972	296
1973	676
1974	1,195
1975	1,300
1976	570
1977	1,047
1978	738
1979	1,587
1980	791
1981	515
1982	667
1983	1,200
1984	689
1985	551
1986	831
1987	1,142
1988	829
1989	1,420
1990	1,218
1991	636
1992	1,293
1993	748
1994	1,010
1995	1,170
1996	808
1997	803
1998	675
1999	1,553
2000	1,365
2001	1,198
2002	2,267
2003	657
2004	1,074
2005	1,042
2006	1,600
2007	739
2008	1,026
2009	980
2010	1,014
2011	519
2012	604
2013	1,904
2014	1,816
2015	700
2016	864
2017	390
2018	883
2019	395
2020	425
2021	849
2022	612
2023	1,183
2024	1,886
2025	741
2026	402

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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 100	406
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2