Weather Records on 18 July 1934

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1934. Highest significance: Tartu, EE.

Key Facts for 18 July 1934

On 18 July 1934, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 477 daily.
Tartu set a daily record precipitation of 63.3 mm (2.5 in) on 18 July 1934.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 18 July 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Island 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 269, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.

Records on 18 July 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	269
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1934 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 13, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1934

Top 20 records on 18 July 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1934	Tartu, EE	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1934	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1934	Uccle, BE	daily high max	33.4 C (92.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1934	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	all-time high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Springfield, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Morganton, US	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Jaffirband, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Mendota, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Malvern, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Waterdale, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Fayette, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Plymouth, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Lake Moraine, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Salem, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1934	Houston Wb City, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	21 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 502 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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 5	343
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1