Weather Records on 24 August 1935

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1935. Highest significance: Athani, IN.

Key Facts for 24 August 1935

On 24 August 1935, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 304 daily.
Athani set a daily record precipitation of 126.7 mm (5.0 in) on 24 August 1935.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 24 August 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 24 August 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 304.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

262 broken records

Margins by which the 262 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1935

Top 20 records on 24 August 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1935	Athani, IN	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Polur, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Hunsur, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Pandharpur, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Basti, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Sydney, CA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Kandukur, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Pavagada, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Guntersville, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1935	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1935	Culbertson, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1935	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1935	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1935	Mhaswad, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1935	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1935	Las Animas, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	29 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

1802 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1935. 1935 had 305 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	233
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1