Weather Records on 18 August 1934

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1934. Highest significance: Charkhari, IN.

Key Facts for 18 August 1934

On 18 August 1934, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
451 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 621 daily.
Charkhari set a daily record precipitation of 138.9 mm (5.5 in) on 18 August 1934.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 18 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charkhari	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kota-In-Rajasthan	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hansot	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Modasa	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 172.

Records on 18 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 621.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1934

Top 20 records on 18 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1934	Charkhari, IN	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1934	Jalgaon, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1934	Alirajpur/Rajpur, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1934	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Gobindpur, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Ft Gaines, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Barduar, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Khushalgarh, IN	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Navapur, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Paud, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Raiganj, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Columbus 3 NE, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Kota-In-Rajasthan, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Khair, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Milan 1NW, US	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Balasinor, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1934	Dausa, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 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

1797 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1934. 1934 had 638 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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	476
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2