Weather Records on 15 October 1934

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1934. Highest significance: Roseau, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1934

On 15 October 1934, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 420 daily.
Roseau set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 15 October 1934.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 15 October 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill (Woorak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telangatuk (Scholfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wonwondah (Mount Zero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conmurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poolaijelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watchupga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Hindmarsh West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winiam Clear Bank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bangerang North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corack East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jallukar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galaquil East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 October 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 420.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1934

Top 20 records on 15 October 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1934	Roseau, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1934	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Nhill (Woorak), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Karnak (Rosedale), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Serviceton, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Nhill, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Glenlee, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Wolseley, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Wedderburn (Post Office), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Naracoorte Cave Range, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Telangatuk (Scholfield), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Wonwondah (Mount Zero), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Merino, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1934	Gavle, SE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	46 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

1794 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 434 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	344
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1