Weather Records on 3 August 1934

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1934. Highest significance: Nandura, IN.

Key Facts for 3 August 1934

On 3 August 1934, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 404 daily.
Nandura set a monthly record daily precipitation of 159.0 mm (6.3 in) on 3 August 1934.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 3 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dholka	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kurla	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Risod	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gogha	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 3 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1934

Top 20 records on 3 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1934	Nandura, IN	monthly rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1934	Koroit, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Kaira, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Dholka, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Songadh, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Surat, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Colchester 2 W, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Kurla, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Moncton, CA	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Dhulia, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Merino, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Ghaziabad, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Portland, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1934	Benson, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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

1815 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1934. 1934 had 434 records.

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

Records on 08-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1834	2
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1868	1
1872	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	4
1879	3
1880	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1890	2
1891	1
1894	1
1895	11
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1902	6
1903	12
1904	6
1905	7
1906	20
1907	31
1908	23
1909	21
1910	14
1911	31
1912	68
1913	21
1914	24
1915	49
1916	55
1917	72
1918	71
1919	34
1920	56
1921	181
1922	33
1923	149
1924	165
1925	99
1926	300
1927	315
1928	332
1929	207
1930	816
1931	313
1932	319
1933	304
1934	434
1935	520
1936	555
1937	350
1938	542
1939	866
1940	292
1941	305
1942	328
1943	521
1944	530
1945	259
1946	316
1947	586
1948	414
1949	415
1950	445
1951	547
1952	326
1953	617
1954	401
1955	713
1956	640
1957	378
1958	389
1959	360
1960	482
1961	620
1962	359
1963	352
1964	891
1965	679
1966	444
1967	327
1968	368
1969	625
1970	394
1971	891
1972	757
1973	724
1974	906
1975	978
1976	892
1977	544
1978	832
1979	486
1980	800
1981	579
1982	778
1983	807
1984	925
1985	691
1986	750
1987	1,105
1988	1,046
1989	824
1990	845
1991	705
1992	869
1993	1,033
1994	973
1995	1,216
1996	965
1997	709
1998	1,406
1999	893
2000	869
2001	1,021
2002	1,000
2003	1,504
2004	980
2005	912
2006	1,514
2007	750
2008	926
2009	746
2010	1,392
2011	1,518
2012	685
2013	535
2014	961
2015	615
2016	640
2017	1,144
2018	1,039
2019	451
2020	708
2021	841
2022	654
2023	1,044
2024	1,401
2025	929
2026	1,242

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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	317
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3