Weather Records on 15 April 1935

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1935. Highest significance: Bega (Newtown Road), AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1935

On 15 April 1935, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 508 daily.
Bega (Newtown Road) set a daily record precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 15 April 1935.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 15 April 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kotli	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rye Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 April 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 April 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 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

15 April 1935

Top 20 records on 15 April 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1935	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Ormley, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Kotli, PK	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Buchan, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Wallowa, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1935	Skjak, NO	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1935	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1935	Berrigan Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	33 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

1801 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1935. 1935 had 515 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	419
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1