Weather Records on 4 December 1934

149 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1934. Highest significance: Hampton, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1934

On 4 December 1934, 149 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 145 daily.
Hampton set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 4 December 1934.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

149 stations

149 station records on 4 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	241.3 cm (95.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	304.8 cm (120.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

149 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 4 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 4 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 145.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

120 broken records

Margins by which the 120 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1778.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1934

Top 20 records on 4 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1934	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1934	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1934	Medford, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1934	St Georges, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1934	Uccle, BE	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 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)
4 December 1934	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1934	St Georges, CA	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1934	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snow depth	241.3 cm (95.0 in)	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1934	Waterloo, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1934	Medford, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1934	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1934	Tasiilaq, GL	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1934	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1934	Fayette, US	daily snow depth	304.8 cm (120.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1934	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1934	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1934	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	monthly high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1934	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1934	Border 3 N, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	24 years	21 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

1796 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1934. 1934 had 149 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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 250	114
250 to 500	1
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	3
1250 to 1500	1
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1