Weather Records on 31 December 1929

224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1929. Highest significance: Franklyn Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1929

On 31 December 1929, 224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 222 daily.
Franklyn Vale set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 31 December 1929.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

224 stations

224 station records on 31 December 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-34.3 C (-29.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

224 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 December 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 December 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 222.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

171 broken records

Margins by which the 171 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1929

Top 20 records on 31 December 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1929	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1929	Blackwater Post Office, AU	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1929	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1929	Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1929	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Columbus, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-34.3 C (-29.7 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Yandilla, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Sussex, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1929	Manistee 3SE, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	19 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

1797 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1929. 1929 had 224 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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	160
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1