Weather Records on 20 April 1934

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1934. Highest significance: Asthawan, IN.

Key Facts for 20 April 1934

On 20 April 1934, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 369 daily.
Asthawan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 20 April 1934.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 20 April 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nasik	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 20 April 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 April 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1934

Top 20 records on 20 April 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1934	Asthawan, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Kilanilai, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Arantangi, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Kulattur, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Chittoor, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Barkerville, CA	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Polur, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Yercaud, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Atherton Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	89 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1934	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1934	Annavasal, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1934	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	30 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

1807 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1934. 1934 had 384 records.

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

Records on 04-20 in each year
Year	Records
1807	3
1817	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	4
1854	1
1858	1
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1889	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1894	8
1895	7
1896	3
1897	6
1898	1
1899	1
1901	8
1902	3
1903	14
1904	31
1905	9
1906	12
1907	18
1908	14
1909	22
1910	25
1911	18
1912	12
1913	19
1914	46
1915	45
1916	19
1917	33
1918	42
1919	17
1920	49
1921	27
1922	40
1923	157
1924	113
1925	169
1926	310
1927	442
1928	212
1929	182
1930	87
1931	255
1932	166
1933	279
1934	384
1935	384
1936	311
1937	427
1938	339
1939	158
1940	519
1941	558
1942	223
1943	670
1944	304
1945	391
1946	395
1947	308
1948	493
1949	477
1950	329
1951	690
1952	552
1953	1,071
1954	377
1955	623
1956	384
1957	730
1958	327
1959	563
1960	472
1961	1,078
1962	487
1963	595
1964	749
1965	724
1966	1,174
1967	864
1968	975
1969	382
1970	948
1971	765
1972	531
1973	982
1974	673
1975	344
1976	661
1977	693
1978	800
1979	495
1980	1,539
1981	706
1982	906
1983	1,844
1984	922
1985	1,140
1986	770
1987	1,447
1988	1,144
1989	1,187
1990	1,495
1991	1,075
1992	1,009
1993	772
1994	756
1995	1,351
1996	970
1997	833
1998	1,490
1999	674
2000	931
2001	752
2002	1,081
2003	758
2004	567
2005	707
2006	859
2007	582
2008	1,110
2009	845
2010	693
2011	1,477
2012	726
2013	1,520
2014	384
2015	702
2016	650
2017	734
2018	1,309
2019	1,019
2020	449
2021	1,215
2022	596
2023	828
2024	673
2025	836
2026	533

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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	280
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1