Weather Records on 11 October 1934

862 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1934. Highest significance: Riversdale, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 October 1934

On 11 October 1934, 862 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
244 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 801 daily.
Riversdale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 11 October 1934.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

862 stations

862 station records on 11 October 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Viticulture College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Come By Chance (Oakleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Kaluga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mercadool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

862 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 595, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 11 October 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	595
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 61, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1934

Top 20 records on 11 October 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1934	Riversdale, ZA	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1934	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1934	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 1934	Bic, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Milroy, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Springvale, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	The Ginghet, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Storlien, SE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Albury, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1934	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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 862 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	864

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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	664
20 to 40	81
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2