Weather Records on 20 December 1934

265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1934. Highest significance: Vosburg, ZA.

Key Facts for 20 December 1934

On 20 December 1934, 265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 261 daily.
Vosburg set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 20 December 1934.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

265 stations

265 station records on 20 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nandoura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

265 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 20 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 20 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

220 broken records

Margins by which the 220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1934

Top 20 records on 20 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1934	Vosburg, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1934	Kareekloof, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1934	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Chatham, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Sycamore, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Guy Fawkes 2, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Little Falls, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Farmington, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Ridgetown, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Hambantota, LK	daily low min	19.1 C (66.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1934	North Bridgton, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	25 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 265 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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 25	203
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1