Weather Records on 7 August 1934

608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1934. Highest significance: Balurghat, IN.

Key Facts for 7 August 1934

On 7 August 1934, 608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 565 daily.
Balurghat set a daily record precipitation of 237.7 mm (9.4 in) on 7 August 1934.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

608 stations

608 station records on 7 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anand	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shahada	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hasanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahwa (Mahwar)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jasol	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jambughoda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pachpadra	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

608 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 88.

Records on 7 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 37, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 174.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1934

Top 20 records on 7 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1934	Balurghat, IN	daily rain	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1934	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1934	Little Hartley (Sheepcombe), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1934	Bratsk, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1934	Mohanlalganj, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1934	Nandurbar, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1934	Bulgandramine, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Bilgram, IN	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Mekliganj, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Palasbari, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Anand, IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Shahada, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Hasanganj, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Port Dover, CA	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Williamsburg 2, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Islampur, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1934	Horton, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	0 years	25 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

1808 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1934. 1934 had 608 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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 25	429
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1