Weather Records on 27 December 1934

199 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1934. Highest significance: St John's, CA.

Key Facts for 27 December 1934

On 27 December 1934, 199 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 196 daily.
St John's set a daily record snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 27 December 1934.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

199 stations

199 station records on 27 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Machilpur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandreal	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karauli	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angai	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lalsot	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sapotra	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dholpur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pisangan	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bayana Biana	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

199 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 196.

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 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1934

Top 20 records on 27 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1934	St John's, CA	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1934	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1934	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1934	Cuero, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1934	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1934	Boerne, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1934	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1934	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1934	Kerrville, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1934	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1934	Hondo, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1934	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1934	Yarrow Creek, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1934	Runge, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1934	St John's, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1934	San Marcos, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1934	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1934	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1934	Blanco, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1934	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily low max	22.3 C (72.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	46 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 199 records.

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

Records on 12-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1810	1
1839	2
1845	1
1849	1
1860	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	3
1875	1
1876	2
1881	1
1882	2
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1894	6
1896	5
1897	6
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	6
1903	12
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	38
1908	3
1909	25
1910	13
1911	12
1912	51
1913	24
1914	44
1915	42
1916	43
1917	67
1918	42
1919	188
1920	148
1921	336
1922	37
1923	292
1924	340
1925	509
1926	208
1927	175
1928	282
1929	394
1930	142
1931	314
1932	219
1933	474
1934	199
1935	706
1936	972
1937	241
1938	396
1939	429
1940	526
1941	204
1942	880
1943	246
1944	274
1945	406
1946	878
1947	356
1948	445
1949	730
1950	481
1951	266
1952	118
1953	241
1954	511
1955	533
1956	628
1957	316
1958	425
1959	1,114
1960	385
1961	217
1962	490
1963	243
1964	897
1965	473
1966	715
1967	817
1968	993
1969	778
1970	352
1971	1,207
1972	401
1973	819
1974	782
1975	622
1976	613
1977	815
1978	775
1979	578
1980	1,778
1981	832
1982	1,449
1983	2,382
1984	814
1985	821
1986	484
1987	2,166
1988	1,855
1989	925
1990	880
1991	477
1992	500
1993	1,329
1994	1,122
1995	1,317
1996	1,758
1997	850
1998	924
1999	867
2000	1,392
2001	642
2002	944
2003	1,242
2004	853
2005	913
2006	965
2007	838
2008	1,708
2009	1,005
2010	1,851
2011	1,094
2012	1,118
2013	506
2014	482
2015	2,877
2016	884
2017	1,415
2018	1,039
2019	558
2020	402
2021	1,532
2022	1,025
2023	750
2024	680
2025	1,100

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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	163
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1