Weather Records on 22 January 1937

888 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1937. Highest significance: Philo 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1937

On 22 January 1937, 888 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 420 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 37 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 784 daily.
Philo 3 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 22 January 1937.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

888 stations

888 station records on 22 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Sus Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

888 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 192, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 22 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	192
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 22 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 37, monthly 67, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

697 broken records

Margins by which the 697 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1937

Top 20 records on 22 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1937	Philo 3 SW, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1937	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Earlington, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Cincinnati Sus Brg, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Philo, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Manti, US	all-time low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Williams, US	all-time low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Union City, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Uxbridge, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Oracle, US	all-time low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Armour, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Williams, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Brinkley, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1937	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 888 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	684
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1