Weather Records on 14 August 1934

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1934. Highest significance: Batlow Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 August 1934

On 14 August 1934, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 465 daily.
Batlow Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 14 August 1934.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 14 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denial Bay (Nadia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 218.

Records on 14 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 2, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

361 broken records

Margins by which the 361 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1934

Top 20 records on 14 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1934	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1934	Kempton, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1934	Sironcha, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1934	Akola, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Hvar, HR	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Carabost, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Kingston, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Reasi, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Williamsburg 2, US	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Worthington, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Parola, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Hoxie, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1934	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	26 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 470 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	315
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1