Weather Records on 24 March 1934

731 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1934. Highest significance: Fort Cochin, IN.

Key Facts for 24 March 1934

On 24 March 1934, 731 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 551 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 718 daily.
Fort Cochin set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 24 March 1934.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

731 stations

731 station records on 24 March 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

731 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 327, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 224, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 24 March 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	327
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	224
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 24 March 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

599 broken records

Margins by which the 599 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

24 March 1934

Top 20 records on 24 March 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1934	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Palmetto, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Springbok, ZA	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Parksville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1934	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1934	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1934	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1934	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1934	Perryville, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1934	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1934	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	27 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

1794 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 731 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	586
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1