Weather Records on 4 May 1935

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1935. Highest significance: Mt Ida 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 1935

On 4 May 1935, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 353 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 102 monthly and 416 daily.
Mt Ida 3 SE set a daily record precipitation of 75.9 mm (3.0 in) on 4 May 1935.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

518 stations

518 station records on 4 May 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 274, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 4 May 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	274
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 4 May 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 102, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1935

Top 20 records on 4 May 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1935	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1935	Raton, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1935	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1935	Socorro, US	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1935	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1935	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1935	Springer, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1935	Agricultural College, US	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1935	Berkeley, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1935	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1935	Gainesville, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1935	Makaweli 965, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1935	Santa Fe, US	monthly low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1935	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1935	Cadiz, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1935	Stillwater 2 W, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1935	Bowie, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1935	Columbus, US	monthly low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1935	Burlington, US	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1935	Anderson, US	monthly low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	28 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

1795 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1935. 1935 had 518 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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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 25	385
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1