Weather Records on 31 October 1934

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1934. Highest significance: Islampur, IN.

Key Facts for 31 October 1934

On 31 October 1934, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 402 daily.
Islampur set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 31 October 1934.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 31 October 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 31 October 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

353 broken records

Margins by which the 353 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1934

Top 20 records on 31 October 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1934	Islampur, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Shirala, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Channagiri, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Patan, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Satara, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Pavagada, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Vedasandur, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Penukonda, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	W Pt, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Haskote, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Represa, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Upper Mattole, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1934	Hungund, IN	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	34 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

1805 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1934. 1934 had 410 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	293
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2