Weather Records on 17 July 1934

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1934. Highest significance: Demagiri, IN.

Key Facts for 17 July 1934

On 17 July 1934, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 425 daily.
Demagiri set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 17 July 1934.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

438 stations

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

Weather records on 17 July 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 252, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 35.

Records on 17 July 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	252
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1934 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 3, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1934

Top 20 records on 17 July 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1934	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1934	Ponnamaravathi, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Warsaw 1, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Vinita 2 N, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Malvern, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Cloverdale, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	N Loup, US	daily high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Hebron, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Bhimunipatnam, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Rogers, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Beaver City, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Conway, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Emporia 1 S, US	daily high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1934	Vytegra, RU	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	29 years	20 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 438 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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	311
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1