Weather Records on 20 August 1934

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1934. Highest significance: Jagraon, IN.

Key Facts for 20 August 1934

On 20 August 1934, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 369 daily.
Jagraon set a daily record precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 20 August 1934.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 20 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hattin	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baghpat Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehpur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhauli	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 20 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1934

Top 20 records on 20 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1934	Jagraon, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Jhunjhunu, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Bansi, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Hattin, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Budge Budge, IN	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Ghatal, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Sohana, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Aonla, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Uluberia, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Champawat, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Bisauli, IN	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Baghpat Sr, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Nainital, IN	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1934	Lindsay, CA	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1934	Fatehpur, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1934	Highland Home, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1934	Kaiserganj, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1934	Bah, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	32 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 376 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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	219
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	2