Weather Records on 9 December 1934

364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 December 1934. Highest significance: Reitz 36, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 December 1934

On 9 December 1934, 364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 354 daily.
Reitz 36 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 170.9 mm (6.7 in) on 9 December 1934.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

364 stations

364 station records on 9 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

364 records

Records set or tied on 9 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 9 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 9 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 December 1934

Top 20 records on 9 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 December 1934	Reitz 36, ZA	all-time rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1934	Pakur, IN	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1934	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1934	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1934	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1934	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1934	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1934	Hall (Lochleigh), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1934	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1934	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1934	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1934	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1934	Dawson, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22.2 C (40.0 F)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1934	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 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)
9 December 1934	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1934	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1934	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 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)
9 December 1934	Gunningbar, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	27 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 364 records.

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

Records on 12-09 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1820	1
1825	3
1831	1
1844	1
1856	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	4
1879	9
1880	1
1882	3
1883	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	4
1902	18
1903	7
1904	2
1905	9
1906	15
1907	28
1908	5
1909	18
1910	36
1911	31
1912	18
1913	37
1914	57
1915	139
1916	366
1917	106
1918	40
1919	58
1920	221
1921	58
1922	311
1923	203
1924	164
1925	93
1926	113
1927	356
1928	110
1929	192
1930	211
1931	434
1932	339
1933	250
1934	364
1935	263
1936	143
1937	348
1938	329
1939	1,030
1940	251
1941	144
1942	370
1943	496
1944	327
1945	178
1946	1,308
1947	303
1948	278
1949	299
1950	382
1951	849
1952	553
1953	347
1954	226
1955	352
1956	672
1957	565
1958	678
1959	217
1960	426
1961	818
1962	377
1963	642
1964	547
1965	706
1966	968
1967	639
1968	482
1969	347
1970	987
1971	655
1972	1,776
1973	679
1974	629
1975	668
1976	868
1977	1,548
1978	2,060
1979	693
1980	760
1981	748
1982	589
1983	664
1984	588
1985	1,074
1986	658
1987	1,007
1988	939
1989	1,270
1990	844
1991	878
1992	791
1993	912
1994	1,071
1995	1,247
1996	946
1997	1,214
1998	769
1999	774
2000	920
2001	505
2002	1,052
2003	824
2004	1,108
2005	1,714
2006	1,718
2007	1,124
2008	1,052
2009	2,442
2010	1,726
2011	496
2012	753
2013	1,018
2014	510
2015	1,054
2016	679
2017	715
2018	626
2019	614
2020	571
2021	674
2022	666
2023	907
2024	422
2025	1,602

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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	306
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1