Weather Records on 2 December 1934

194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1934. Highest significance: Oskaloosa, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1934

On 2 December 1934, 194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 189 daily.
Oskaloosa set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 2 December 1934.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

194 stations

194 station records on 2 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

194 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 2 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 2 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 189.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1934

Top 20 records on 2 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1934	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1934	Corning, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1934	Mittagong Head Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1934	Waterloo, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Madrid, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Yarmouth, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Dalby Post Office, AU	monthly low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Heerde, NL	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1934	Muenster, DE	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	24 years	20 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

1797 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1934. 1934 had 194 records.

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

Records on 12-02 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1807	2
1810	2
1817	1
1823	1
1828	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1852	1
1856	4
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1867	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	4
1876	5
1878	1
1879	9
1884	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	9
1904	1
1905	17
1906	10
1907	8
1908	15
1909	37
1910	18
1911	56
1912	81
1913	67
1914	101
1915	19
1916	169
1917	40
1918	50
1919	99
1920	43
1921	113
1922	59
1923	28
1924	168
1925	156
1926	167
1927	460
1928	77
1929	545
1930	272
1931	305
1932	525
1933	485
1934	194
1935	143
1936	331
1937	265
1938	335
1939	345
1940	551
1941	752
1942	835
1943	179
1944	276
1945	222
1946	198
1947	633
1948	211
1949	254
1950	598
1951	629
1952	614
1953	482
1954	317
1955	561
1956	594
1957	217
1958	442
1959	412
1960	410
1961	341
1962	1,144
1963	250
1964	726
1965	496
1966	1,117
1967	804
1968	753
1969	548
1970	1,232
1971	764
1972	547
1973	1,031
1974	1,019
1975	721
1976	920
1977	723
1978	1,056
1979	862
1980	1,428
1981	739
1982	3,111
1983	1,041
1984	701
1985	3,666
1986	887
1987	1,118
1988	613
1989	981
1990	616
1991	1,970
1992	719
1993	632
1994	632
1995	1,002
1996	1,180
1997	816
1998	1,732
1999	706
2000	735
2001	639
2002	615
2003	554
2004	798
2005	944
2006	1,388
2007	1,704
2008	871
2009	1,013
2010	1,602
2011	730
2012	1,265
2013	557
2014	546
2015	818
2016	269
2017	737
2018	1,152
2019	615
2020	534
2021	1,988
2022	771
2023	591
2024	715
2025	889

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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 200	164
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	1
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1