Weather Records on 31 January 1936

830 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1936. Highest significance: Mahasamund, IN.

Key Facts for 31 January 1936

On 31 January 1936, 830 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 649 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 798 daily.
Mahasamund set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 31 January 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

830 stations

830 station records on 31 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	317.5 cm (125.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kusrangi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	279.4 cm (110.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

830 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 267, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 382, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 31 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	267
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	382
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 31 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 798.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

688 broken records

Margins by which the 688 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1651.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1936

Top 20 records on 31 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1936	Mahasamund, IN	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Pindron, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Khairee, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Gadhchiroli, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Khapari, IN	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Surat, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Ghorajheri, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Balaghat, IN	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Sanjari, IN	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Asola, IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1936	Bemetara, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1936	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1936	Westgrove, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 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)
31 January 1936	Durg(Drug), IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1936	Raipur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1936	Pocahontas 1, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	30 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

1800 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1936. 1936 had 830 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 250	682
250 to 500	1
500 to 750	1
750 to 1000	2
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	1
1500 to 1750	1