Weather Records on 29 December 1924

119 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1924. Highest significance: Malin Head, IE.

Key Facts for 29 December 1924

On 29 December 1924, 119 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 116 daily.
Malin Head set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.9 mm (1.2 in) on 29 December 1924.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

119 stations

119 station records on 29 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yalata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Ridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

119 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 29 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 29 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 116.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1924

Top 20 records on 29 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1924	Malin Head, IE	monthly rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Plymouth, US	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Quesnel, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	St John's, CA	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Newport, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1924	Yalata, AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	38 years	16 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1924. 1924 had 119 records.

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

Records on 12-29 in each year
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.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	77
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1