Weather Records on 22 September 1934

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1934. Highest significance: Oracle, US.

Key Facts for 22 September 1934

On 22 September 1934, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 326 daily.
Oracle set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 22 September 1934.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

348 stations

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

Weather records on 22 September 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 September 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 September 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1934

Top 20 records on 22 September 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1934	Oracle, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Ephrata, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Wenatchee 6 SW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Livingston, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Sohagpur, IN	daily rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Rehli, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Tikamgarh, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1934	Kulikuchi, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1934	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1934	Edmonton, CA	monthly snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1934	Tamia, IN	daily rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	0 years	31 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

1793 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1934. 1934 had 348 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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	264
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1