Weather Records on 24 August 1934

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1934. Highest significance: Yandina Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 August 1934

On 24 August 1934, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 360 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 564 daily.
Yandina Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 24 August 1934.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 24 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	234.7 mm (9.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bijeraghogarh	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shikohabad	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palwal	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 24 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 51, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 172.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1934

Top 20 records on 24 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1934	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Chatarpur, IN	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Sagar, IN	daily rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	172.3 mm (6.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Sheopur, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Childress 3 W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Nagode, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Shivpuri, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Rehli, IN	all-time rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Damoh, IN	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Claysville 3 W, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Bijawar, IN	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Hatta, IN	monthly rain	234.7 mm (9.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Jabera, IN	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Banda, IN	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1934	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	35 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

1802 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1934. 1934 had 617 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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 25	428
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1