Weather Records on 4 October 1934

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1934. Highest significance: Risnes I Fjotland, NO.

Key Facts for 4 October 1934

On 4 October 1934, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 120 daily.
Risnes I Fjotland set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 4 October 1934.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 4 October 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	549.1 mm (21.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	548.6 mm (21.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rena	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 69.

Records on 4 October 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 October 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 359.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1934

Top 20 records on 4 October 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1934	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Shillong, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	549.1 mm (21.6 in)	359.6 mm (14.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Cherrapunji/P.S., IN	daily rain	548.6 mm (21.6 in)	353.8 mm (13.9 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Maristova, NO	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Beito, NO	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Tuddal, NO	monthly rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Barduar, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Aseral, NO	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1934	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1934	Tuskegee, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1934	Boko, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1934	Damra, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1934	Upper Shillong, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1934	Biri, NO	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1934	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	52 years	27 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

1795 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 121 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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 50	90
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2