Weather Records on 6 December 1929

92 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1929. Highest significance: St Albans, CA.

Key Facts for 6 December 1929

On 6 December 1929, 92 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 90 daily.
St Albans set a daily record snowfall of 12.2 cm (4.8 in) on 6 December 1929.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

92 stations

92 station records on 6 December 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.3 C (-35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

92 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 December 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 December 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 90.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

70 broken records

Margins by which the 70 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1929

Top 20 records on 6 December 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1929	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Tasiilaq, GL	monthly high max	9.7 C (49.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Astana, KZ	daily low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Hallock, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	St Albans, CA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Old Halls Creek, AU	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Gallivare_A, SE	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily low min	-37.3 C (-35.1 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Belle Isle, CA	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Gavle, SE	daily high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Swift Current, CA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	41 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Swift Current, CA	daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	41 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	37 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1929	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	11 years	15 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

1804 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1929. 1929 had 92 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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 50	68
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1