Weather Records on 29 December 1936

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1936. Highest significance: Stanley Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1936

On 29 December 1936, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 544 daily.
Stanley Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 29 December 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 29 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 29 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 29 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 544.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1936

Top 20 records on 29 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1936	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Holbrook, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Comboyne Post Office, AU	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Cavendish (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Williams, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Alstonville Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Mesa, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1936	Globe Rs, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1936	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	33 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1936. 1936 had 552 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 100	436
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1