Weather Records on 29 December 1926

117 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1926. Highest significance: Maitland West, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1926

On 29 December 1926, 117 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 111 daily.
Maitland West set a daily record precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 29 December 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

117 stations

117 station records on 29 December 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brogers Creek Upper (Cookville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

117 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 December 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 December 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 111.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1926

Top 20 records on 29 December 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1926	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1926	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	monthly rain	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Wollong, AU	monthly rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1926	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1926	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1926	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1926	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1926	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1926	Weldon, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	27 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1926. 1926 had 117 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 100	94
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1