Weather Records on 8 April 1935

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1935. Highest significance: Nes Pa Hedmark, NO.

Key Facts for 8 April 1935

On 8 April 1935, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 512 daily.
Nes Pa Hedmark set a daily record snow depth of 40.0 cm (15.7 in) on 8 April 1935.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 8 April 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 April 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 April 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1935

Top 20 records on 8 April 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1935	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Hollister 1 SW, US	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Sirsa, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Skjak, NO	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Yannathan, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Rio Vista, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Colbinabbin, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Naraingarh, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Folsom, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Spencer, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1935	Bonnie Doon Garage, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1935	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1935	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1935	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	31.2 C (88.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1935	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1935	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1935	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	32 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 523 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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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	436
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1