Weather Records on 16 July 1935

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1935. Highest significance: Melville, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1935

On 16 July 1935, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 275 daily.
Melville set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 42.8 C (109.0 F) on 16 July 1935.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 16 July 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jalore	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jasol	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Reach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 16 July 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1935 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 5, daily 275.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1935

Top 20 records on 16 July 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1935	Melville, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1935	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1935	Purankot, IN	daily rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1935	Shegaon, IN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1935	Dharni, IN	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1935	Spier Falls, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1935	Canyon Ferry, US	all-time high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1935	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1935	Jalore, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1935	Jasol, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1935	Macharla, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1935	Chimur, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1935	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1935	Jalgaon, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1935	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1935	Kotra, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1935	Great Falls 16St, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1935	Koloa 936, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1935	Sirpur, IN	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1935	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	27 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 284 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 20	208
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1