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Weather Records on 29 December 1897

8 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1897. Highest significance: Uppsala_Aut, SE.

Key Facts for 29 December 1897

  • On 29 December 1897, 8 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Uppsala_Aut set a daily record high minimum temperature of 3.1 C (37.6 F) on 29 December 1897.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

8 stations
Weather records on 29 December 1897 8 station records on 29 December 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
8 station records on 29 December 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 December 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.1 C (37.6 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature38.7 C (101.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.3 mm (0.29 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

8 records
Records on 29 December 1897 by type Records set or tied on 29 December 1897 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 December 1897 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 29 December 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 December 1897 by timescale Records on 29 December 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 December 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 7.
Records on 29 December 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 December 1897 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.4. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 52 to 4: 14 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 December 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 25
2 to 41
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1897
Top 8 records on 29 December 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 December 1897Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min3.1 C (37.6 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)54 years22 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1897Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1897Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1897Skara 1, SEdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1897Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max38.7 C (101.7 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1897Falun, SEdaily rain7.3 mm (0.29 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1897Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1897Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUmonthly high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie30 years5 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

1799 to 1897
Records on 12-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1897. 1897 had 8 records. 01,0002,0003,0001799: 11810: 11824: 11829: 11839: 21853: 21864: 11865: 11866: 11867: 11868: 21870: 11871: 11872: 21873: 11874: 21876: 21877: 21878: 11880: 61881: 41882: 21884: 11885: 11886: 11887: 31889: 21890: 71891: 31893: 21894: 31895: 11896: 11897: 81898: 71899: 41900: 11901: 181902: 81903: 101904: 161905: 191906: 141907: 101908: 211909: 181910: 71911: 61912: 521913: 121914: 461915: 471916: 691917: 1451918: 331919: 1571920: 681921: 601922: 421923: 1261924: 1191925: 2091926: 1171927: 3501928: 931929: 2621930: 961931: 3631932: 1921933: 4791934: 4061935: 3921936: 5521937: 2801938: 1781939: 2721940: 6481941: 1101942: 4581943: 2321944: 2261945: 4971946: 1,1221947: 3101948: 7111949: 2171950: 2861951: 5711952: 1561953: 2051954: 9551955: 3731956: 5631957: 5271958: 4421959: 2511960: 4041961: 5251962: 7541963: 2851964: 5331965: 6341966: 7191967: 8671968: 1,0281969: 9641970: 6941971: 6601972: 1,0011973: 6741974: 7191975: 6461976: 7481977: 6561978: 1,3491979: 8301980: 9591981: 7131982: 1,5651983: 2,5761984: 2,6871985: 5511986: 7521987: 1,4841988: 1,0821989: 6331990: 1,8611991: 6301992: 1,0991993: 9051994: 9651995: 1,2021996: 2,2131997: 1,1141998: 7831999: 1,2072000: 1,6772001: 5992002: 9592003: 9512004: 9092005: 8582006: 1,2192007: 1,0462008: 7532009: 1,0272010: 1,3082011: 7482012: 8052013: 7142014: 5062015: 1,4402016: 6202017: 1,5502018: 4352019: 1,4682020: 5032021: 1,0912022: 5162023: 8972024: 9312025: 6371799187718981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1897. 1897 had 8 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-29 in each year
YearRecords
17991
18101
18241
18291
18392
18532
18641
18651
18661
18671
18682
18701
18711
18722
18731
18742
18762
18772
18781
18806
18814
18822
18841
18851
18861
18873
18892
18907
18913
18932
18943
18951
18961
18978
18987
18994
19001
190118
19028
190310
190416
190519
190614
190710
190821
190918
19107
19116
191252
191312
191446
191547
191669
1917145
191833
1919157
192068
192160
192242
1923126
1924119
1925209
1926117
1927350
192893
1929262
193096
1931363
1932192
1933479
1934406
1935392
1936552
1937280
1938178
1939272
1940648
1941110
1942458
1943232
1944226
1945497
19461,122
1947310
1948711
1949217
1950286
1951571
1952156
1953205
1954955
1955373
1956563
1957527
1958442
1959251
1960404
1961525
1962754
1963285
1964533
1965634
1966719
1967867
19681,028
1969964
1970694
1971660
19721,001
1973674
1974719
1975646
1976748
1977656
19781,349
1979830
1980959
1981713
19821,565
19832,576
19842,687
1985551
1986752
19871,484
19881,082
1989633
19901,861
1991630
19921,099
1993905
1994965
19951,202
19962,213
19971,114
1998783
19991,207
20001,677
2001599
2002959
2003951
2004909
2005858
20061,219
20071,046
2008753
20091,027
20101,308
2011748
2012805
2013714
2014506
20151,440
2016620
20171,550
2018435
20191,468
2020503
20211,091
2022516
2023897
2024931
2025637

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).