Weather Records on 4 December 1929

432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1929. Highest significance: Herberton White St, AU.

Key Facts for 4 December 1929

On 4 December 1929, 432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 345 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 431 daily.
Herberton White St set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 4 December 1929.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

432 stations

432 station records on 4 December 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

432 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 4 December 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 4 December 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1929

Top 20 records on 4 December 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1929	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Williamsburg 2, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Eubank, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Decatur, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Rugby, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Arcadia, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Lowville, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Carthage, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Union City, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Sonnblick, AT	daily high max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Gadsden, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Greensburg, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Tobolsk, RU	monthly rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1929	Tartu, EE	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	41 years	20 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

1796 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1929. 1929 had 432 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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 200	340
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1