Weather Records on 16 July 1934

432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1934. Highest significance: Wolfville, CA.

Key Facts for 16 July 1934

On 16 July 1934, 432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 406 daily.
Wolfville set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 16 July 1934.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

432 stations

432 station records on 16 July 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	387.4 mm (15.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Island 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

432 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 47.

Records on 16 July 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1934 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 11, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

304 broken records

Margins by which the 304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1934

Top 20 records on 16 July 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1934	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1934	Dharmsala Lower, IN	all-time rain	387.4 mm (15.3 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1934	Narracan State School, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1934	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1934	Lexington, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1934	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1934	Franklin, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1934	Imperial, US	monthly high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1934	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1934	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1934	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1934	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1934	Arad, RO	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1934	Aledo, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1934	N Loup, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1934	Alma, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1934	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1934	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1934	Grand Island 2W, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1934	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	58 years	26 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

1798 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1934. 1934 had 432 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	293
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1