Weather Records on 22 August 1934

234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1934. Highest significance: Mahuadaur, IN.

Key Facts for 22 August 1934

On 22 August 1934, 234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 230 daily.
Mahuadaur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 292.9 mm (11.5 in) on 22 August 1934.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

234 stations

234 station records on 22 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	292.9 mm (11.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eurugabah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford State Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	265.9 mm (10.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolangir	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wamberal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian Lead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rangia	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

234 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 22 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 230.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

195 broken records

Margins by which the 195 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1934

Top 20 records on 22 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1934	Mahuadaur, IN	monthly rain	292.9 mm (11.5 in)	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1934	Phulbani, IN	daily rain	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1934	Laurel, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1934	Athmalik, IN	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1934	Purankot, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1934	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1934	Narsingpur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1934	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1934	Eurugabah Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1934	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1934	Jashpurnagar, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1934	Daltonganj, IN	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1934	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1934	Domeriaganj Sr, IN	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1934	Bharthana, IN	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1934	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1934	Gosford State Nursery, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1934	Sambalpur, IN	all-time rain	265.9 mm (10.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1934	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1934	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	29 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

1802 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1934. 1934 had 234 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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	149
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2