Weather Records on 29 December 1947

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1947. Highest significance: Bamberg, DE.

Key Facts for 29 December 1947

On 29 December 1947, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 305 daily.
Bamberg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 29 December 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 29 December 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nimingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 29 December 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 29 December 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1947

Top 20 records on 29 December 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1947	Bamberg, DE	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1947	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1947	Strelley, AU	monthly rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1947	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1947	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1947	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1947	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1947	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1947	Nimingarra, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1947	Sri Ranbirsingh, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1947	Reasi, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1947	New Brunswick Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1947	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1947	Port Jervis, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1947	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1947	Pierson, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1947	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1947	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1947	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1947	Appleton City, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	25 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1947. 1947 had 310 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	238
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1