Weather Records on 29 December 1944

226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1944. Highest significance: Brome, CA.

Key Facts for 29 December 1944

On 29 December 1944, 226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 223 daily.
Brome set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 29 December 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

226 stations

226 station records on 29 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Vrain	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nalia	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Vrain	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drummonds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

226 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 29 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 29 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1944

Top 20 records on 29 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1944	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1944	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1944	Senador Pompeu, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1944	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1944	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1944	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Meruoca, BR	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Border 3 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Acude Tucunduba, BR	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Skjomen, NO	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Riksgransen, SE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Britt 3E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1944	St Vrain, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	22 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1944. 1944 had 226 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	172
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1