Weather Records on 11 August 1934

620 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1934. Highest significance: Wardha, IN.

Key Facts for 11 August 1934

On 11 August 1934, 620 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 601 daily.
Wardha set a monthly record daily precipitation of 191.5 mm (7.5 in) on 11 August 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

620 stations

620 station records on 11 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Railway	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deoli	India	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

620 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 335.

Records on 11 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1934

Top 20 records on 11 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1934	Wardha, IN	monthly rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 August 1934	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Williamson, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Umrer, IN	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Chimur, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Queanbeyan (Carwoola), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Daryapur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Talegaon, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Houma, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Bhor, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Hinganghat, IN	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1934	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	38 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

1793 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1934. 1934 had 620 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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	456
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3