Weather Records on 6 October 1934

259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1934. Highest significance: Clanton, US.

Key Facts for 6 October 1934

On 6 October 1934, 259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 241 daily.
Clanton set a daily record precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 6 October 1934.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

259 stations

259 station records on 6 October 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yanyarrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	295.1 mm (11.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

259 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 125.

Records on 6 October 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1934

Top 20 records on 6 October 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1934	Clanton, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Resaca, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Parksville, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Carrieton (Yanyarrie), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Lincoln Lock 4, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	W Pt, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Gadsden, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Mysore, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Dalu, IN	all-time rain	295.1 mm (11.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Goodwater, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Walhalla, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Gainesville, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1934	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1934	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1934	Toccoa, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1934	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	67 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

1802 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1934. 1934 had 259 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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	157
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1