Weather Records on 29 December 1909
18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1909. Highest significance: Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU.
Key Facts for 29 December 1909
- On 29 December 1909, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 2 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
- Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 29 December 1909.
- Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.
Record Map
18 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coonabarabran (Namoi Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 34.3 mm (1.4 in) | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 36.7 C (98.1 F) | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| Paarl (Tnk) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Clanwilliam (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kingston Queens U | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -14.4 C (6.1 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Daly Waters | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wien | Austria | Record high minimum temperature | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Royal Observatory | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 5.5 mm (0.22 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stellenbosch (Tnk) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 9.7 mm (0.38 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kallara | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Malmesbury | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 9.7 mm (0.38 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Parry Sound | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | -15.0 C (5.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Uniondale (Tnk) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Warraweena | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bredasdorp | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Caledon (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 6.6 mm (0.26 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stratford | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -25.0 C (-13.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Truro | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -24.4 C (-11.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
18 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 2 |
| Highest daily minimum | 1 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 2 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 12 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 18 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
16 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 12 |
| 5 to 10 | 1 |
| 10 to 15 | 2 |
| 15 to 20 | 0 |
| 20 to 25 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
29 December 1909| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 December 1909 | Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU | daily rain | 34.3 mm (1.4 in) | 22.1 mm (0.9 in) | 18 years | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU | daily high max | 36.7 C (98.1 F) | 3.1 C (5.6 F) | 41 years | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Paarl (Tnk), ZA | daily rain | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 12.4 mm (0.5 in) | 26 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA | daily rain | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 39 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Kingston Queens U, CA | daily low max | -14.4 C (6.1 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 36 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Daly Waters, AU | daily rain | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) | 26 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Wien, AT | daily high min | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 26 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Royal Observatory, ZA | daily rain | 5.5 mm (0.22 in) | 1.3 mm (0.05 in) | 22 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA | daily rain | 9.7 mm (0.38 in) | 1.6 mm (0.06 in) | 26 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Kallara, AU | daily rain | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 6 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Malmesbury, ZA | daily rain | 9.7 mm (0.38 in) | 4.6 mm (0.18 in) | 8 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Parry Sound, CA | daily low max | -15.0 C (5.0 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 22 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Uniondale (Tnk), ZA | daily rain | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 4 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Warraweena, AU | daily rain | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 18 years | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Bredasdorp, ZA | daily rain | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 9 years | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Caledon (Pol), ZA | daily rain | 6.6 mm (0.26 in) | 3.0 mm (0.12 in) | 9 years | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Stratford, CA | daily low min (Tie) | -25.0 C (-13.0 F) | tie | 28 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 December 1909 | Truro, CA | daily low min (Tie) | -24.4 C (-11.9 F) | tie | 11 years | 1 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 1909| 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.
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