Weather Records on 7 January 1936

529 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1936. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 7 January 1936

On 7 January 1936, 529 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 505 daily.
Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 104.8 mm (4.1 in) on 7 January 1936.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

529 stations

529 station records on 7 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meilman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Hindmarsh West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freshwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parragundy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Mulya Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

529 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 423, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 7 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	423
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 7 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1936

Top 20 records on 7 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1936	Genoa, IT	daily rain	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 January 1936	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Pinnaroo, AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Box Creek Tank, AU	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Meilman, AU	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Pooncarie (Moorara), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Cooke Plains, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Beaconsfield, AU	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Milroy, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Tuba City, US	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Lameroo Comparison, AU	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Balranald (Tillara), AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Renmark, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Kallara, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1936	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	40 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

1826 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1936. 1936 had 529 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Data for records on 1936-01-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	468
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2