Weather Records on 8 December 1934

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 December 1934. Highest significance: Burdwan, IN.

Key Facts for 8 December 1934

On 8 December 1934, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 429 daily.
Burdwan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 8 December 1934.
Across 151 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 8 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.8 C (110.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kotalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 8 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 8 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 8 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 429.

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 1524.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 December 1934

Top 20 records on 8 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1934	Burdwan, IN	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1934	Mqanduli (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1934	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1934	Arambagh, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1934	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1934	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1934	Hooghly, IN	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Lowville, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Dawson, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20.0 C (36.0 F)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Dawson, CA	monthly high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Toronto, CA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Coldwater, CA	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Welland, CA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Burketown Post Office, AU	monthly high max	43.8 C (110.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Huntsville, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Delaware 3 WSW, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1934	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	24 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 437 records.

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

Records on 12-08 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1805	1
1815	2
1824	1
1825	2
1844	2
1846	1
1848	2
1854	1
1856	2
1866	1
1868	3
1869	1
1871	4
1875	2
1879	5
1882	4
1885	1
1886	1
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	14
1898	3
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	17
1903	2
1904	6
1905	6
1906	39
1907	15
1908	11
1909	20
1910	14
1911	21
1912	33
1913	42
1914	59
1915	67
1916	93
1917	106
1918	27
1919	59
1920	95
1921	53
1922	163
1923	176
1924	399
1925	107
1926	80
1927	593
1928	100
1929	136
1930	421
1931	229
1932	327
1933	109
1934	437
1935	229
1936	138
1937	443
1938	447
1939	643
1940	495
1941	140
1942	481
1943	378
1944	269
1945	323
1946	1,331
1947	293
1948	269
1949	275
1950	859
1951	1,430
1952	539
1953	361
1954	354
1955	199
1956	890
1957	429
1958	794
1959	538
1960	544
1961	289
1962	413
1963	739
1964	375
1965	509
1966	1,255
1967	442
1968	436
1969	617
1970	801
1971	978
1972	1,825
1973	506
1974	631
1975	497
1976	1,130
1977	1,503
1978	2,440
1979	507
1980	1,527
1981	951
1982	835
1983	924
1984	989
1985	1,099
1986	958
1987	733
1988	581
1989	1,426
1990	847
1991	918
1992	689
1993	957
1994	1,178
1995	764
1996	949
1997	1,194
1998	1,348
1999	530
2000	1,056
2001	513
2002	735
2003	862
2004	1,172
2005	2,056
2006	2,166
2007	1,042
2008	924
2009	1,593
2010	1,951
2011	968
2012	724
2013	1,403
2014	404
2015	1,125
2016	594
2017	677
2018	747
2019	623
2020	942
2021	362
2022	682
2023	909
2024	426
2025	986

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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	350
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1