Weather Records on 4 January 1934

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1934. Highest significance: Glenelg, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 1934

On 4 January 1934, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 312 daily.
Glenelg set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 4 January 1934.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 4 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silverspur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Lomond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 4 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 4 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

289 broken records

Margins by which the 289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1934

Top 20 records on 4 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1934	Glenelg, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Monroe #2, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Ernest Junction Rail STN, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Silverspur, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Rivertree (Myall), AU	monthly rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Maryland, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Texas Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Glengallan, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Gatton Allan Street, AU	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1934	Murphys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	38 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 319 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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	271
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1