Weather Records on 29 December 1934

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1934. Highest significance: Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1934

On 29 December 1934, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 398 daily.
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 135.1 mm (5.3 in) on 29 December 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 29 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waurn Ponds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metcalfe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 29 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 29 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

343 broken records

Margins by which the 343 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1934

Top 20 records on 29 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1934	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Southport, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Yarmouth, CA	daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Ashton 1, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1934	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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

1799 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1934. 1934 had 406 records.

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

Records on 12-29 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1810	1
1824	1
1829	1
1839	2
1853	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	6
1881	4
1882	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	7
1891	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	1
1897	8
1898	7
1899	4
1900	1
1901	18
1902	8
1903	10
1904	16
1905	19
1906	14
1907	10
1908	21
1909	18
1910	7
1911	6
1912	52
1913	12
1914	46
1915	47
1916	69
1917	145
1918	33
1919	157
1920	68
1921	60
1922	42
1923	126
1924	119
1925	209
1926	117
1927	350
1928	93
1929	262
1930	96
1931	363
1932	192
1933	479
1934	406
1935	392
1936	552
1937	280
1938	178
1939	272
1940	648
1941	110
1942	458
1943	232
1944	226
1945	497
1946	1,122
1947	310
1948	711
1949	217
1950	286
1951	571
1952	156
1953	205
1954	955
1955	373
1956	563
1957	527
1958	442
1959	251
1960	404
1961	525
1962	754
1963	285
1964	533
1965	634
1966	719
1967	867
1968	1,028
1969	964
1970	694
1971	660
1972	1,001
1973	674
1974	719
1975	646
1976	748
1977	656
1978	1,349
1979	830
1980	959
1981	713
1982	1,565
1983	2,576
1984	2,687
1985	551
1986	752
1987	1,484
1988	1,082
1989	633
1990	1,861
1991	630
1992	1,099
1993	905
1994	965
1995	1,202
1996	2,213
1997	1,114
1998	783
1999	1,207
2000	1,677
2001	599
2002	959
2003	951
2004	909
2005	858
2006	1,219
2007	1,046
2008	753
2009	1,027
2010	1,308
2011	748
2012	805
2013	714
2014	506
2015	1,440
2016	620
2017	1,559
2018	440
2019	1,471
2020	504
2021	1,098
2022	516
2023	900
2024	931
2025	637

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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 20	307
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1