Weather Records on 12 December 1934

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1934. Highest significance: Delaware 3 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 12 December 1934

On 12 December 1934, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 288 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 416 daily.
Delaware 3 WSW set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 12 December 1934.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 12 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	482.6 cm (190.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 211, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 12 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	211
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 12 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

362 broken records

Margins by which the 362 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

12 December 1934

Top 20 records on 12 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1934	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1934	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1934	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1934	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1934	Hypoluxo, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1934	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	3.2 C (37.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Kissimmee, US	monthly low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Marshall, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Mesa, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Waterloo, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1934	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 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 430 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	359
250 to 500	1
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	1
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1