Weather Records on 11 December 1934

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1934. Highest significance: Robertson (Caalong Street), AU.

Key Facts for 11 December 1934

On 11 December 1934, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 292 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 473 daily.
Robertson (Caalong Street) set a daily record precipitation of 120.9 mm (4.8 in) on 11 December 1934.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 11 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	533.4 cm (210.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 11 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 11 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2286.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1934

Top 20 records on 11 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1934	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1934	Sable Island, CA	all-time snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1934	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1934	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 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)
11 December 1934	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Simcoe, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	New Hampton, US	daily snow depth	533.4 cm (210.0 in)	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Stratford, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1934	Mayne Junction, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 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 480 records.

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

Records on 12-11 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1808	2
1815	2
1825	2
1841	1
1852	1
1855	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	4
1872	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1880	2
1882	3
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1897	2
1898	14
1899	5
1900	4
1901	5
1902	6
1903	2
1904	28
1905	15
1906	12
1907	30
1908	18
1909	7
1910	31
1911	49
1912	36
1913	8
1914	13
1915	93
1916	55
1917	103
1918	32
1919	40
1920	58
1921	49
1922	143
1923	88
1924	84
1925	81
1926	77
1927	232
1928	111
1929	345
1930	72
1931	762
1932	696
1933	260
1934	480
1935	290
1936	357
1937	839
1938	231
1939	626
1940	302
1941	353
1942	263
1943	196
1944	407
1945	234
1946	717
1947	342
1948	153
1949	1,201
1950	463
1951	261
1952	923
1953	157
1954	492
1955	312
1956	300
1957	517
1958	985
1959	322
1960	746
1961	1,300
1962	723
1963	604
1964	542
1965	1,216
1966	525
1967	945
1968	543
1969	587
1970	617
1971	900
1972	1,514
1973	334
1974	313
1975	454
1976	380
1977	1,182
1978	678
1979	847
1980	522
1981	949
1982	657
1983	971
1984	1,013
1985	1,471
1986	561
1987	639
1988	850
1989	584
1990	747
1991	1,102
1992	1,357
1993	749
1994	1,243
1995	1,837
1996	1,307
1997	1,203
1998	1,012
1999	769
2000	1,584
2001	626
2002	1,139
2003	646
2004	1,166
2005	816
2006	858
2007	1,613
2008	1,312
2009	1,091
2010	1,284
2011	416
2012	618
2013	737
2014	893
2015	1,183
2016	489
2017	670
2018	353
2019	442
2020	517
2021	1,175
2022	679
2023	814
2024	539
2025	1,691

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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	381
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	3
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1