Weather Records on 1 February 1936

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1936. Highest significance: Le Grand, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1936

On 1 February 1936, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 330 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 485 daily.
Le Grand set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 1 February 1936.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

514 stations

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

Weather records on 1 February 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Le Grand	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muriel Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angiola	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ryan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 205, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 1 February 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	205
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 1 February 1936 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 21, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1936

Top 20 records on 1 February 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1936	Le Grand, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1936	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1936	Muriel Tank, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1936	Monmouth, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1936	Battle Mtn, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1936	Rockingham, US	all-time low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1936	San Jose, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Darlington, US	all-time low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Fairfax, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Oskaloosa, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Scotland Neck, US	all-time low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Mannington 1 N, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	16.1 C (29.0 F)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Sanjari, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Sycamore, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Rockwell City, US	monthly snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Weldon, US	monthly low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Horton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1936	Columbus 4 ESE, US	all-time low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	18 years	29 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 514 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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	393
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1
1000 to 1200	1