Weather Records on 21 September 1934

492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 September 1934. Highest significance: Fort Macleod, CA.

Key Facts for 21 September 1934

On 21 September 1934, 492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 483 daily.
Fort Macleod set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 21 September 1934.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

492 stations

492 station records on 21 September 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 September 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baloda Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burraga 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

492 records

Records set or tied on 21 September 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 21 September 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 September 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 September 1934

Top 20 records on 21 September 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 September 1934	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1934	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1934	Saraipali, IN	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1934	Dharingbadi, IN	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1934	Phulbani, IN	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1934	Sarangarh, IN	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1934	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1934	Durg(Drug), IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1934	Narracan East (Lynnsmere), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1934	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1934	Koo Wee Rup, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1934	Balliguda, IN	monthly rain	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1934	Chhaygaon, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1934	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1934	Arang, IN	monthly rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1934	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1934	Bhawanipatna, IN	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1934	Independence, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1934	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1934	Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	28 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

1805 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1934. 1934 had 492 records.

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

Records on 09-21 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1812	1
1825	2
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	10
1892	1
1893	10
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	6
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	5
1902	5
1903	8
1904	20
1905	12
1906	17
1907	10
1908	17
1909	10
1910	8
1911	18
1912	26
1913	37
1914	29
1915	34
1916	48
1917	28
1918	43
1919	54
1920	29
1921	64
1922	35
1923	232
1924	291
1925	278
1926	178
1927	165
1928	81
1929	232
1930	82
1931	681
1932	242
1933	193
1934	492
1935	199
1936	329
1937	487
1938	508
1939	308
1940	908
1941	416
1942	291
1943	407
1944	413
1945	507
1946	176
1947	534
1948	301
1949	298
1950	334
1951	241
1952	430
1953	382
1954	453
1955	752
1956	1,100
1957	366
1958	588
1959	513
1960	418
1961	441
1962	1,085
1963	306
1964	374
1965	1,088
1966	565
1967	577
1968	790
1969	593
1970	708
1971	645
1972	599
1973	421
1974	652
1975	528
1976	694
1977	918
1978	818
1979	736
1980	990
1981	696
1982	1,484
1983	2,207
1984	707
1985	796
1986	671
1987	965
1988	557
1989	1,002
1990	716
1991	1,021
1992	752
1993	911
1994	713
1995	2,002
1996	1,233
1997	1,112
1998	1,481
1999	1,025
2000	884
2001	718
2002	696
2003	959
2004	888
2005	1,143
2006	920
2007	742
2008	740
2009	715
2010	1,290
2011	542
2012	595
2013	769
2014	716
2015	565
2016	989
2017	1,178
2018	1,051
2019	833
2020	580
2021	465
2022	1,049
2023	783
2024	470
2025	591
2026	478

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	402
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1