Weather Records on 31 December 1934

181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1934. Highest significance: Ebrach, DE.

Key Facts for 31 December 1934

On 31 December 1934, 181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 177 daily.
Ebrach set a daily record precipitation of 26.1 mm (1.0 in) on 31 December 1934.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

181 stations

181 station records on 31 December 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

181 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 31 December 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 31 December 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 177.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

154 broken records

Margins by which the 154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1934

Top 20 records on 31 December 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1934	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1934	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1934	Quesnel, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1934	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1934	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1934	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Frankford (Rossville), AU	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Escondido, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Aschersleben, DE	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1934	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	51 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

1797 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1934. 1934 had 181 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	149
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1