Weather Records on 29 December 1939

272 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1939. Highest significance: Lakefield, CA.

Key Facts for 29 December 1939

On 29 December 1939, 272 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 264 daily.
Lakefield set a monthly record daily snowfall of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 29 December 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

272 stations

272 station records on 29 December 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

272 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 29 December 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 29 December 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1939

Top 20 records on 29 December 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1939	Lakefield, CA	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1939	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1939	Lakefield, CA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1939	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1939	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low max	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1939	Colby, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1939	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly low min	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Dalhart Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily low max	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low max	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Pahala 21, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1939	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily high min	29.1 C (84.4 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	41 years	28 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1939. 1939 had 272 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 200	219
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1