Weather Records on 31 August 1935

540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1935. Highest significance: Janwada, IN.

Key Facts for 31 August 1935

On 31 August 1935, 540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 338 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 487 daily.
Janwada set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 31 August 1935.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

540 stations

540 station records on 31 August 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

540 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 238, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 31 August 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	238
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 52, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1935

Top 20 records on 31 August 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1935	Janwada, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	Pandharpur, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	Sangola, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	Raichur, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	Sholingur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	Livingston, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	Malsiras, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	Ahmadnagar, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	Hindupur, IN	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	Akluj, IN	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1935	Palitana, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1935	Niphad, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1935	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1935	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1935	Anekal, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1935	Chandor, IN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1935	Sindgi, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	30 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

1796 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1935. 1935 had 540 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	352
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1