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Weather Records on 29 December 1918

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1918. Highest significance: Gravenhurst, CA.

Key Facts for 29 December 1918

  • On 29 December 1918, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Gravenhurst set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 29 December 1918.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 29 December 1918 33 station records on 29 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 29 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.7 cm (4.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord high minimum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.7 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord high maximum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.7 C (47.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.3 C (45.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ZerbstGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.8 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 29 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 29 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 10. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 10Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 December 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.
Records on 29 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall10
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 December 1918 by timescale Records on 29 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33.
Records on 29 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 December 1918 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 259.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 50: 2050 to 100: 2100 to 150: 2150 to 200: 2200 to 250: 0250 to 300: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 259.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 5020
50 to 1002
100 to 1502
150 to 2002
200 to 2500
250 to 3001

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1918
Top 20 records on 29 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 December 1918Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)17.7 cm (7.0 in)16 years44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1918Whitehead, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)25.9 cm (10.2 in)18 years40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1918Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)17.7 mm (0.7 in)16 years39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1918Burdekin Shire Council, AUdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)37.9 mm (1.5 in)28 years33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)18 years28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Anticosti West Point, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)18 years28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Charlottetown, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)37 years28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Wiarton, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)16 years23 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Sydney, CAdaily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)11.4 cm (4.5 in)0 years21 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Magdeburg, DEdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Wiarton, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Owen Sound, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Owen Sound, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Plauen, DEdaily rain9.6 mm (0.38 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Wien, ATdaily high max13.2 C (55.8 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Chatham, CAdaily snowfall10.7 cm (4.2 in)1.6 cm (0.6 in)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Nurnberg, DEdaily high min5.9 C (42.6 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily high max10.7 C (51.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1918Simferopol, UAdaily high min6.9 C (44.4 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)31 years14 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 1918
Records on 12-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1918. 1918 had 33 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: 1,5592018: 4402019: 1,4712020: 5042021: 1,0982022: 5162023: 9002024: 9312025: 6371799187718981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1918. 1918 had 33 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
20171,559
2018440
20191,471
2020504
20211,098
2022516
2023900
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 (2026-10-15).