Weather Records on 8 August 1934

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1934. Highest significance: Sikandarabad, IN.

Key Facts for 8 August 1934

On 8 August 1934, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
641 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 59 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 582 daily.
Sikandarabad set a daily record precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 8 August 1934.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 8 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 369, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 66.

Records on 8 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	369
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 59, monthly 93, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

513 broken records

Margins by which the 513 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1934

Top 20 records on 8 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1934	Sikandarabad, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1934	Albia 3 NNE, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1934	Oakdale, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1934	Bidhuna, IN	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1934	Corning, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1934	Unionville, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1934	Auburn 5 ESE, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1934	Marshalltown, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1934	Oskaloosa, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1934	Birch Tree, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1934	Lexington 3E, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1934	Carroll, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1934	Perry, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1934	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	all-time high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1934	Sarila, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1934	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1934	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1934	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1934	Albia 3 NNE, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1934	Beatrice, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	30 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 734 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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	475
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1