Weather Records on 21 August 1935

318 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1935. Highest significance: Perundurai, IN.

Key Facts for 21 August 1935

On 21 August 1935, 318 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 312 daily.
Perundurai set a monthly record daily precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 21 August 1935.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

318 stations

318 station records on 21 August 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	248.2 mm (9.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	359.7 mm (14.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	459.2 mm (18.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gazole	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

318 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 21 August 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

246 broken records

Margins by which the 246 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 296.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1935

Top 20 records on 21 August 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 1935	Perundurai, IN	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 August 1935	Kodaikanal, IN	monthly rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 August 1935	Lakefield, CA	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Punganur, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Usilampatti, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Quebec, CA	all-time rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Jowai, IN	daily rain	248.2 mm (9.8 in)	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Mawphlang Obsy, IN	daily rain	359.7 mm (14.2 in)	296.2 mm (11.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Araria, IN	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Weldon, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Indi, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Rajmahal, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Gauribidanur, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	459.2 mm (18.1 in)	270.7 mm (10.7 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Ottapidaram, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Dharmavaram, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Borio, IN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Hindupur, IN	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1935	Falakata Sr, IN	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	36 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

1800 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1935. 1935 had 318 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,289

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	224
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2