Weather Records on 22 January 1934

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1934. Highest significance: Ovando, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1934

On 22 January 1934, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 343 daily.
Ovando set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 22 January 1934.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 22 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanowana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 202, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	202
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1934

Top 20 records on 22 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1934	Ovando, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1934	Ovando, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1934	Sussex, CA	all-time low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Moscow U of I, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Princeton, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Kareekloof, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Pine River 3 NE, US	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Ukiah, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	New London, US	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Howard, US	monthly high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Deseret, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Portage Wwtp, US	monthly high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	monthly high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Mitchell 2 N, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1934	Menno, US	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	26 years	22 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 372 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	275
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1