Weather Records on 15 December 1929

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1929. Highest significance: Kjobli I Snaasa, NO.

Key Facts for 15 December 1929

On 15 December 1929, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
427 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 485 daily.
Kjobli I Snaasa set a daily record precipitation of 27.3 mm (1.1 in) on 15 December 1929.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 15 December 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 15 December 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 December 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1929

Top 20 records on 15 December 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1929	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1929	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1929	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1929	Beenak, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1929	Oakland, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1929	Boerne, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Brinkley, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Newport, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Hondo, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Rosalia, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Pocahontas 1, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Ft Ross, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Yarra Junction (Gilderoy), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Kokstad, ZA	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Pine Bluff, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Healdsburg, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Jacksonville, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1929	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	25 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

1793 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 500 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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	416
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2