Weather Records on 14 April 1934

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1934. Highest significance: Jindabyne West (Hiawatha), AU.

Key Facts for 14 April 1934

On 14 April 1934, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 394 daily.
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha) set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 14 April 1934.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 14 April 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wandoo Wandong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 April 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 April 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1934

Top 20 records on 14 April 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1934	Jindabyne West (Hiawatha), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Bungowannah (Roseleigh), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Conargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Wulgulmerang, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Goolgumbla, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Wickliffe, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1934	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	34 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

1801 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1934. 1934 had 398 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	308
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1