Weather Records on 7 December 1934

274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1934. Highest significance: Rock Rapids, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1934

On 7 December 1934, 274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 265 daily.
Rock Rapids set a daily record snow depth of 248.9 cm (98.0 in) on 7 December 1934.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

274 stations

274 station records on 7 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	248.9 cm (98.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	558.8 cm (220.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

274 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 7 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 7 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

210 broken records

Margins by which the 210 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2591.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1934

Top 20 records on 7 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1934	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	248.9 cm (98.0 in)	248.9 cm (98.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1934	Godda, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1934	Mason City, US	daily snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	259.1 cm (102.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1934	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1934	New Hampton, US	all-time snow depth	558.8 cm (220.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Azimganj, IN	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Needles, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Barrie, CA	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Hiranpur, IN	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Mahespur, IN	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Pawnee City, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Arad, RO	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1934	Port Augusta (Nectar Brook), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	32 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

1801 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1934. 1934 had 274 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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 500	204
500 to 1000	1
1000 to 1500	3
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1
2500 to 3000	1