Weather Records on 29 December 1940

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1940. Highest significance: Georgetown, CA.

Key Facts for 29 December 1940

On 29 December 1940, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 643 daily.
Georgetown set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 29 December 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 29 December 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 303, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 December 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	303
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 December 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 643.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1940

Top 20 records on 29 December 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1940	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Fremont, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Vickery 2 NW, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Brockville, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Willowghby East Lake, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Boorara, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Rutherglen Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Oberlin, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1940	Urawilkie, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	34 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1940. 1940 had 648 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 20	524
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1