Weather Records on 31 August 1934

381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1934. Highest significance: Ulysses 3NE, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 1934

On 31 August 1934, 381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 318 daily.
Ulysses 3NE set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 31 August 1934.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

381 stations

381 station records on 31 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

381 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 31 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 63, daily 318.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1934

Top 20 records on 31 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1934	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1934	Gird, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1934	Mathabhanga, IN	daily rain	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1934	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1934	Darlington, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1934	Waterloo, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1934	Ellerston (Hunters Vale), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Qu'appelle, CA	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Tenali, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Solomons, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Goorangoola, AU	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Satna, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Frederick Police Brks, US	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Worcester, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1934	Rowena (Waroonga), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 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

1796 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1934. 1934 had 381 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	279
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1