Weather Records on 8 April 1934

190 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1934. Highest significance: Blinkbonnie, AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1934

On 8 April 1934, 190 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 188 daily.
Blinkbonnie set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 8 April 1934.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

190 stations

190 station records on 8 April 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

190 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 April 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 April 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

155 broken records

Margins by which the 155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1934

Top 20 records on 8 April 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1934	Blinkbonnie, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1934	Billabalong, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1934	Boolardy, AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1934	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1934	Karikode, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1934	Daflating, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1934	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	Kurseong, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	Stockton 2, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	Weston 2 SE, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high max	20.3 C (68.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	Laketown, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	Kennewick, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	Mahendraganj, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	Umea, SE	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1934	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 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 190 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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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 20	143
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1