Weather Records on 1 January 1934

364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1934. Highest significance: Claremont Pomona Clg, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 1934

On 1 January 1934, 364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 352 daily.
Claremont Pomona Clg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 198.6 mm (7.8 in) on 1 January 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

364 stations

364 station records on 1 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Jong Ranch, Howic	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

364 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1934

Top 20 records on 1 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1934	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	all-time rain	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1934	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1934	Dunmurray, ZA	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1934	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1934	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1934	Stratford, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1934	Mardie, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1934	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1934	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1934	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1934	Nevada City, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1934	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1934	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1934	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily low min	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1934	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1934	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1934	Grass Valley, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1934	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1934	Soldier Creek Adm Site, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1934	Redding Fire STN 2, US	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	39 years	26 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

1798 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1934. 1934 had 364 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 50	287
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1