Weather Records on 29 December 1928

93 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1928. Highest significance: Boodarie, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1928

On 29 December 1928, 93 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 92 daily.
Boodarie set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 29 December 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

93 stations

93 station records on 29 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

93 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 29 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 92.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

65 broken records

Margins by which the 65 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1928

Top 20 records on 29 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1928	Boodarie, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1928	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	De Grey, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Point Amour, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Mardie, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Halifax, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Chatham, CA	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Lakeside, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Nevada City, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Marion, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Crosbyton, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Bee Branch, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1928	Birch Tree, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1928. 1928 had 93 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 20	60
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1