Weather Records on 18 December 1935

138 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1935. Highest significance: Tiruvarur, IN.

Key Facts for 18 December 1935

On 18 December 1935, 138 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 136 daily.
Tiruvarur set a daily record precipitation of 184.7 mm (7.3 in) on 18 December 1935.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

138 stations

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

Weather records on 18 December 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

138 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 18 December 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 18 December 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

120 broken records

Margins by which the 120 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1935

Top 20 records on 18 December 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1935	Tiruvarur, IN	daily rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1935	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1935	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1935	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1935	Mayuram, IN	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1935	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1935	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Arantangi, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Kurinjipadi, IN	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Kattumannarkoil, IN	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Sirkali, IN	daily rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Nannilam, IN	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Jayamkondam, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Porto Novo, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Pattukkottai, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Chidambaram, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1935	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	24 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

1793 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1935. 1935 had 138 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	85
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3