Weather Records on 8 July 1934

226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1934. Highest significance: Kannauj, IN.

Key Facts for 8 July 1934

On 8 July 1934, 226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 223 daily.
Kannauj set a daily record precipitation of 130.3 mm (5.1 in) on 8 July 1934.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

226 stations

226 station records on 8 July 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jaitram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malkangiri	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bolangir	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chepstowe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sanand	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

226 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 100.

Records on 8 July 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

164 broken records

Margins by which the 164 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1934

Top 20 records on 8 July 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1934	Kannauj, IN	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1934	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1934	Hanover, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1934	Katangi, IN	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1934	Jaitram, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1934	Malkangiri, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Singimari, IN	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Tarabganj, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Parnu, EE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Karnal, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Ambah, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Jeypore, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Sitapur, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Kingston, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Galway, IE	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Bolangir, IN	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1934	Damra, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	23 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

1793 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1934. 1934 had 226 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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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	140
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1