Weather Records on 21 October 1934

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1934. Highest significance: Kamiesberg, ZA.

Key Facts for 21 October 1934

On 21 October 1934, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 405 daily.
Kamiesberg set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 21 October 1934.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 21 October 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freshwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shortsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doraville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yathong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 21 October 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 October 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1934

Top 20 records on 21 October 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1934	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Yreka, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Ashland, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	M.R.A., AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Portarlington, AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Detroit, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1934	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1934	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1934	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1934	Drain, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1934	Freshwater, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	32 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 407 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	260
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2