Weather Records on 1 January 1935

213 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1935. Highest significance: Decatur, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 1935

On 1 January 1935, 213 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 213 daily.
Decatur set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 1 January 1935.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

213 stations

213 station records on 1 January 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchelville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poolaijelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
William Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yanyarrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

213 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 1 January 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 1 January 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 213.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1935

Top 20 records on 1 January 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1935	Decatur, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1935	Wandearah North, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1935	Orono, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1935	Chatham, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1935	Edmonton, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1935	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1935	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1935	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1935	Portland, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1935	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1935	Bic, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1935	Bic, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1935	Chatham, CA	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1935	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1935	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1935	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1935	Lewiston, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1935	Woodstock, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1935	Belvidere, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1935	Galway, IE	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	24 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

1798 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1935. 1935 had 213 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	171
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1