Weather Records on 17 June 1934

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1934. Highest significance: Canton 4N, US.

Key Facts for 17 June 1934

On 17 June 1934, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 289 daily.
Canton 4N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 17 June 1934.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 17 June 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Worsham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sapotra	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mandreal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boisdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 17 June 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1934 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1934

Top 20 records on 17 June 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1934	Canton 4N, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1934	Natchez, US	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Gospic, HR	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Duck Hill, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Utica, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	monthly rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Abbeville, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Perryville, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Jackson 4 NW, US	monthly rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Bulken, NO	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Yazoo City, US	all-time rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	all-time rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Kheri, IN	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Louisville, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1934	Melville, US	all-time rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1934	Brookhaven City, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1934	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1934	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	31 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 310 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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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	195
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1