Weather Records on 17 August 1935

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1935. Highest significance: Fredericton Unb, CA.

Key Facts for 17 August 1935

On 17 August 1935, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 423 daily.
Fredericton Unb set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 38.3 C (100.9 F) on 17 August 1935.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 17 August 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pinopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tebessa	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 17 August 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1935 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 9, daily 423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1935

Top 20 records on 17 August 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1935	Fredericton Unb, CA	all-time high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1935	Svirica, RU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1935	Roseau, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1935	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1935	Saint John, CA	all-time high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1935	Marshall, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1935	Sussex, CA	all-time high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1935	Orono, US	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1935	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1935	Palmetto, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1935	Hastings, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1935	Toccoa, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1935	Pinopolis, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1935	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1935	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1935	Jahanabad, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1935	Goodwater, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1935	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1935	Qu'appelle, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1935	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	25 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

1797 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1935. 1935 had 437 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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 17 August 1935
Margin	Records
0 to 10	264
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3