Weather Records on 29 December 1945

497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1945. Highest significance: Brookings 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1945

On 29 December 1945, 497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 490 daily.
Brookings 2 NE set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 29 December 1945.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

497 stations

497 station records on 29 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	304.8 cm (120.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

497 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 29 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 29 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1945

Top 20 records on 29 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1945	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	Millsboro, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	Edgeley 3WNW, US	all-time snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	Worcester, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	Blue Hill Coop, US	all-time snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	2.2 cm (0.9 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1945	Concord, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1945	Lost River, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1945	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1945	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1945	Belmond, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1945	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1945	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	30 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1945. 1945 had 497 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	378
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1