Weather Records on 4 May 1934

456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1934. Highest significance: Arnsberg, DE.

Key Facts for 4 May 1934

On 4 May 1934, 456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 448 daily.
Arnsberg set a daily record precipitation of 42.1 mm (1.7 in) on 4 May 1934.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

456 stations

456 station records on 4 May 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lanka	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

456 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 91.

Records on 4 May 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1934

Top 20 records on 4 May 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1934	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1934	Mantova, IT	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1934	Boylston, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1934	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1934	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	138 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1934	Newport, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1934	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1934	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1934	Carmel, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1934	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1934	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1934	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1934	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1934	Juandah, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1934	Cooyar Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1934	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1934	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1934	Armour, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1934	Bedford Hills, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1934	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	55 years	28 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

1795 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 456 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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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	332
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1