Weather Records on 31 January 1937

309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1937. Highest significance: Shelbina, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1937

On 31 January 1937, 309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 298 daily.
Shelbina set a daily record precipitation of 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 31 January 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

309 stations

309 station records on 31 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kealakekua 2 28.7	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basoda	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

309 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 31 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 31 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 6, daily 298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1937

Top 20 records on 31 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1937	Shelbina, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1937	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1937	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1937	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1937	Ivanhoe, US	all-time rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1937	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Walnut Grove, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Moscow U of I, US	all-time snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Mykland, NO	monthly snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Sandvig, DK	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low max	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Kennewick, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	The Dalles, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Benton City 2 NW, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1937	Haina 214, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	27 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1937. 1937 had 309 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 50	252
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1