Weather Records on 15 January 1934

101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1934. Highest significance: Kei Road (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 January 1934

On 15 January 1934, 101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 100 daily.
Kei Road (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 15 January 1934.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

101 stations

101 station records on 15 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

101 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 100.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

83 broken records

Margins by which the 83 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

15 January 1934

Top 20 records on 15 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1934	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1934	Punalur, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1934	Attingal, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Mykland, NO	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Bakersfield, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Haripad, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Ladner, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Stratton, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Thamaraikulam, IN	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Osijek, HR	daily rain	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	0 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1934	Bakke, NO	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	19 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

1795 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 101 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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	81
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1