Weather Records on 20 July 1934

857 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1934. Highest significance: Zhizdra, RU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1934

On 20 July 1934, 857 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
728 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 79 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 748 daily.
Zhizdra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.7 mm (2.8 in) on 20 July 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

857 stations

857 station records on 20 July 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barkola	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Bremen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Radford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

857 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 404, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 324, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 91.

Records on 20 July 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	404
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	324
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1934 by timescale: all-time 79, monthly 30, daily 748.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1934

Top 20 records on 20 July 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1934	Zhizdra, RU	monthly rain	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	Rumford, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	Glen Boree, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	Barkola, IN	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	Tooele, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	New Bremen, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	Howard, US	all-time high min	33.3 C (91.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	all-time high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	Clarinda, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	St Charles Elm Pt, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	Alexandria, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	Beenak, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1934	Koyah, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1934	Carlinville, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1934	Jacksonville 2E, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1934	La Harpe, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1934	New Bremen, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	34 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

1809 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1934. 1934 had 857 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	605
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1