Weather Records on 12 January 1934

222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1934. Highest significance: Sarna, SE.

Key Facts for 12 January 1934

On 12 January 1934, 222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 212 daily.
Sarna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.2 mm (1.3 in) on 12 January 1934.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

222 stations

222 station records on 12 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kundhra	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Firozabad	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

222 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 212.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1934

Top 20 records on 12 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1934	Sarna, SE	monthly rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1934	Hedrum, NO	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1934	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1934	Darauli, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1934	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1934	Bhogpur, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1934	Puranpur, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1934	Sarpsborg, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1934	Nord Odal, NO	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1934	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1934	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1934	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1934	Contest, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1934	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1934	Etmadpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1934	Clontarf, CA	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1934	Raipur, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1934	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1934	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1934	Ladania, IN	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8 years	23 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

1794 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 222 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 25	182
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1