Weather Records on 17 December 1934

200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1934. Highest significance: Dras, IN.

Key Facts for 17 December 1934

On 17 December 1934, 200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 200 daily.
Dras set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 17 December 1934.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

200 stations

200 station records on 17 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skardu	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sakardu Obsy	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rena	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nandoura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

200 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 200.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

173 broken records

Margins by which the 173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1934

Top 20 records on 17 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1934	Dras, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1934	Sarna, SE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1934	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1934	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Wien, AT	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Budapest, HU	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Uttamachipura, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Skardu, PK	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Biri, NO	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Sakardu Obsy, PK	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Garhshankar, IN	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Rena, NO	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Graz, AT	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1934	Hamirpur, IN	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 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

1793 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1934. 1934 had 200 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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 50	170
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1