Weather Records on 21 October 1935

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1935. Highest significance: Mulwala Homestead, AU.

Key Facts for 21 October 1935

On 21 October 1935, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 660 daily.
Mulwala Homestead set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 21 October 1935.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

707 stations

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

Weather records on 21 October 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie (Neathvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 509, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 21 October 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	509
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 21 October 1935 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

643 broken records

Margins by which the 643 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1935

Top 20 records on 21 October 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1935	Mulwala Homestead, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1935	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1935	Serpentine (East Loddon), AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1935	Cobram Post Office, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1935	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Granville (Kentucky), AU	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Bindara (Netley), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Wallandool, AU	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Mulwala Post Office, AU	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Tungamah, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Netley, AU	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Mullaley (Bando), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Quirindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Yarroweyah, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1935	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 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

1795 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1935. 1935 had 707 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 20	538
20 to 40	86
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1