Weather Records on 29 December 1950

286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1950. Highest significance: Taung, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 December 1950

On 29 December 1950, 286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 277 daily.
Taung set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 29 December 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

286 stations

286 station records on 29 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht-1	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deolgaon Raja	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

286 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 29 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 29 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1950

Top 20 records on 29 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1950	Taung, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1950	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1950	Oban Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1950	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1950	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1950	Millinocket, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Huntingdon, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Eastport, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Rumford, US	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Nossen, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1950	Mina, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1950. 1950 had 286 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 25	211
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1