Weather Records on 21 April 1935

266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1935. Highest significance: Patur, IN.

Key Facts for 21 April 1935

On 21 April 1935, 266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 254 daily.
Patur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 21 April 1935.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

266 stations

266 station records on 21 April 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 April 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boisdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

266 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 April 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 April 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1935

Top 20 records on 21 April 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1935	Patur, IN	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 April 1935	Durham, GB	monthly rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 April 1935	Dargo, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Digras, IN	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Boisdale, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Mangrulpir, IN	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Gormandale East, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Morganton, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Gooty, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Obley, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Parksville, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Marion, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Riddells Creek, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1935	Karimnagar, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	39 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

1793 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1935. 1935 had 266 records.

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

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	886
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 April 1935
Margin	Records
0 to 10	152
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	2