Home Years 1937 Weather Records in 1937: Year in Review 143,265 weather records were set or tied in 1937, including 42,406 temperature record highs and 35,498 record lows, and 58,346 of them still stand.
Data as of 2026-10-12 . Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).
Previous: 1936 Next: 1938 143,265 weather records were set or tied in 1937, including 42,406 record highs and 35,498 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature. 58,346 of the 143,265 records set in 1937 still stand (40.7%). January 1937 had the most records: 18,331. United States had the most records in 1937: 86,631, with 33,244 highs and 31,685 lows. 4,316 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1937, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does. Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1937 Record highs 42,406 Record lows 35,498
Records set in 1937 that still stand or have since been beaten Still stand 58,346 (40.7%) Since beaten or tied 84,919 (59.3%)
A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.
Records set or tied in 1937 by type Record daily precipitation 59,981 Record high minimum temperature 22,870 Record high maximum temperature 19,536 Record low maximum temperature 19,479 Record low minimum temperature 16,019 Record daily snowfall 3,007 Record snow depth 2,373
Records set or tied in 1937 by timescale Daily 137,605 Monthly 5,052 All-time 608
Records set or tied in each month of 1937 Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1937, all types together. 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1937, all types together. Records set or tied in each month of 1937 Month Records Jan 18,331 Feb 10,779 Mar 11,085 Apr 10,128 May 7,467 Jun 10,740 Jul 9,911 Aug 13,835 Sep 11,696 Oct 16,326 Nov 11,919 Dec 11,048
Countries with the most records set or tied in 1937 Country Records Highs Lows United States 86,631 33,244 31,685 Australia 20,359 956 691 India 16,136 0 0 Canada 6,347 3,096 1,218 Germany 1,953 649 266 South Africa 1,881 0 0 Russia 1,869 910 363 Sweden 1,681 1,006 191 Norway 1,382 141 29 Ukraine 544 336 56 Puerto Rico [United States] 501 259 171 Algeria 445 253 131 Netherlands 346 139 57 United Kingdom 334 164 60 France 263 93 24
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) ) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.