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Weather Records on 29 December 1908

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1908. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 29 December 1908

  • On 29 December 1908, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record low maximum temperature of -5.7 C (21.7 F) on 29 December 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 29 December 1908 21 station records on 29 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 29 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature-5.7 C (21.7 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-18.1 C (-0.6 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-3.4 C (25.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-10.3 C (13.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-3.8 C (25.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-13.7 C (7.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-10.8 C (12.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature15.1 C (59.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-8.1 C (17.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 29 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 29 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 8Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 December 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 29 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum8
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 29 December 1908 by timescale Records on 29 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21.
Records on 29 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 December 1908 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 20: 1920 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 December 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 2019
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1908
Top 20 records on 29 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 December 1908Oxford, GBdaily low max-5.7 C (21.7 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)87 years39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)9.4 cm (3.7 in)23 years36 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1908Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low min-18.1 C (-0.6 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)67 years29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low max-6.0 C (21.2 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Tranebjerg, DKdaily low max-3.4 C (25.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Uccle, BEdaily low min-15.0 C (5.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max7.8 C (46.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low min-10.3 C (13.5 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Sandvig, DKdaily low max-3.8 C (25.2 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Vestervig, DKdaily low min-10.0 C (14.0 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Sandvig, DKdaily low min-8.3 C (17.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)2 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low max-13.7 C (7.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-16.1 C (3.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)2 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low max-10.8 C (12.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Dubuque River, USdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max15.1 C (59.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1908Tranebjerg, DKdaily low min-8.1 C (17.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)12 years9 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 1908
Records on 12-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1908. 1908 had 21 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 1908. 1908 had 21 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).