Weather Records on 29 December 1946

1,122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1946. Highest significance: Jullundar, IN.

Key Facts for 29 December 1946

On 29 December 1946, 1,122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 1,113 daily.
Jullundar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 29 December 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,122 stations

1,122 station records on 29 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dhaneta	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pandhera	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winjallok	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gooram Gong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,122 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 517, Heaviest daily snowfall 159, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 29 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	517
Heaviest daily snowfall	159
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 29 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 1,113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

966 broken records

Margins by which the 966 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1946

Top 20 records on 29 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1946	Jullundar, IN	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1946	Murrumbeena Leeds Grove, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Dhaneta, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	La Salle Peru, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Merrowie North, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Gunningbar, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Uttamachipura, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Lehal, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Rose Isle, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Nakodar, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Pandhera, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Winjallok, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Yarram, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1946	Tohana, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1946. 1946 had 1,122 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	808
20 to 40	99
40 to 60	31
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	8
120 to 140	1