Weather Records on 21 December 1934

230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 December 1934. Highest significance: Bald Hills Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 December 1934

On 21 December 1934, 230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 227 daily.
Bald Hills Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 121.2 mm (4.8 in) on 21 December 1934.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

230 stations

230 station records on 21 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahwa (Mahwar)	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

230 records

Records set or tied on 21 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 21 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 21 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 227.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 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

21 December 1934

Top 20 records on 21 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 1934	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1934	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1934	Morningside, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1934	Dutton Park, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1934	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1934	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1934	Battleford, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Dixon Wwtp, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Wynnum Railway Station, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Pinkenba, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1934	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	26 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 230 records.

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

Records on 12-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1799	1
1801	2
1808	3
1825	1
1828	1
1839	1
1846	1
1850	1
1855	7
1859	1
1860	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	4
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	3
1898	1
1900	8
1901	15
1902	5
1903	25
1904	3
1905	15
1906	15
1907	17
1908	19
1909	20
1910	29
1911	36
1912	23
1913	11
1914	107
1915	43
1916	40
1917	18
1918	41
1919	57
1920	30
1921	104
1922	34
1923	323
1924	377
1925	120
1926	178
1927	147
1928	70
1929	156
1930	66
1931	556
1932	150
1933	581
1934	230
1935	398
1936	323
1937	189
1938	145
1939	140
1940	622
1941	651
1942	968
1943	148
1944	762
1945	396
1946	495
1947	700
1948	297
1949	1,281
1950	504
1951	1,061
1952	197
1953	256
1954	444
1955	888
1956	672
1957	846
1958	516
1959	272
1960	585
1961	254
1962	563
1963	1,137
1964	613
1965	247
1966	400
1967	1,923
1968	818
1969	828
1970	547
1971	680
1972	651
1973	1,292
1974	374
1975	548
1976	446
1977	470
1978	517
1979	558
1980	726
1981	1,476
1982	702
1983	3,324
1984	1,012
1985	979
1986	404
1987	775
1988	717
1989	3,203
1990	2,701
1991	1,125
1992	751
1993	967
1994	793
1995	878
1996	1,114
1997	810
1998	1,142
1999	851
2000	944
2001	650
2002	579
2003	1,103
2004	675
2005	606
2006	1,443
2007	946
2008	1,062
2009	1,097
2010	2,039
2011	653
2012	759
2013	1,029
2014	878
2015	1,173
2016	543
2017	459
2018	742
2019	755
2020	965
2021	323
2022	528
2023	1,170
2024	778
2025	1,099

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	184
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1