Weather Records on 15 April 1934

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1934. Highest significance: Buchan (Gillingall), AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1934

On 15 April 1934, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 322 daily.
Buchan (Gillingall) set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 15 April 1934.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

339 stations

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

Weather records on 15 April 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cragie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	312.2 mm (12.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfergus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Come By Chance (Oakleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 268.

Records on 15 April 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 April 1934 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1934

Top 20 records on 15 April 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1934	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Paupong Station, AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Dargo, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Carrajung Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Noorinbee, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Cragie, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Burruer (Illaroo), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Crookhaven Heads, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Yass (Derringullen), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1934	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 339 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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 10	203
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	2