Weather Records on 29 December 1949

217 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1949. Highest significance: Valemount, CA.

Key Facts for 29 December 1949

On 29 December 1949, 217 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 213 daily.
Valemount set an all-time record daily snowfall of 73.7 cm (29.0 in) on 29 December 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

217 stations

217 station records on 29 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.7 C (-57.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Veedersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ione	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

217 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 29 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 29 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 213.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

159 broken records

Margins by which the 159 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1949

Top 20 records on 29 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1949	Valemount, CA	all-time snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1949	Orebro, SE	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1949	Kent, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1949	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1949	Pemberton Meadows, CA	daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1949	Pemberton Meadows, CA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1949	Moa Island Mission, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1949	Jhb-Turffontein, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	Parksville, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	Flora 5 NW, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	Markovo, RU	daily high min	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high max	41.3 C (106.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	De Brug (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	Turnu Magurele, RO	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1949	Palestine, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	21 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1949. 1949 had 217 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 December 1949
Margin	Records
0 to 100	156
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1