Weather Records on 29 December 1937

280 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1937. Highest significance: Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1937

On 29 December 1937, 280 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 276 daily.
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 29 December 1937.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

280 stations

280 station records on 29 December 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tullibigeal (Wattle Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silverspur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wahluke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

280 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 29 December 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 29 December 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1937

Top 20 records on 29 December 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1937	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1937	Cuero, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	Ellerston, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	Castle Mountain, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	Curlewis (Wandobah), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	Tullibigeal (Wattle Park), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1937	Kunderang East (Kenebree), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1937	Normanstone Well, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1937	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1937	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1937	Hurbanovo, SK	daily low max	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1937	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	32 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1937. 1937 had 280 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 50	234
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1