Weather Records on 11 May 1935

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1935. Highest significance: Hopetown (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 11 May 1935

On 11 May 1935, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 274 daily.
Hopetown (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 11 May 1935.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 11 May 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malkangiri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 11 May 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1935

Top 20 records on 11 May 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1935	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Welgelegen(Middlemnt, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Mangalgiri, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Nandigama, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1935	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 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

1814 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1935. 1935 had 276 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 May 1935
Margin	Records
0 to 10	155
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	35
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1