Weather Records on 15 August 1934

992 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1934. Highest significance: Walwa, AU.

Key Facts for 15 August 1934

On 15 August 1934, 992 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 950 daily.
Walwa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 15 August 1934.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

992 stations

992 station records on 15 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warbreccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside (Adelong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Booyoolee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uardry (Oolambeyan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

992 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 749.

Records on 15 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	749
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

884 broken records

Margins by which the 884 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1934

Top 20 records on 15 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1934	Walwa, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1934	Granville (Kentucky), AU	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1934	Truro, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Warbreccan, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Mannanarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Marrabel, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Melrose, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Hillside (Adelong), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Boomanoomana, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Yongala, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Freeling Railway, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Mannum Council Depot, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1934	Murray Bridge (Tepko), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	49 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 992 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	591
10 to 20	208
20 to 30	51
30 to 40	22
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1