Weather Records on 18 August 1935

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1935. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 18 August 1935

On 18 August 1935, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 402 daily.
Sydney set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 36.7 C (98.1 F) on 18 August 1935.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 18 August 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwandi	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 152.

Records on 18 August 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1935 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1935

Top 20 records on 18 August 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1935	Sydney, CA	all-time high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Tranqubar, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Parlakimedi, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Harur, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Chicoutimi, CA	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	all-time high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Hangal, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Dwtn Charleston, US	monthly rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Chatham, CA	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1935	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1935	Tirukoilur, IN	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1935	Tirukkattupalli, IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1935	Ponnamaravathi, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1935	Bird Island, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	34 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 424 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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 10	247
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1