Weather Records on 29 December 1951

571 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1951. Highest significance: Crested Butte, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1951

On 29 December 1951, 571 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 537 daily.
Crested Butte set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 29 December 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

571 stations

571 station records on 29 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

571 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 29 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 29 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1951

Top 20 records on 29 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1951	Crested Butte, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1951	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Crested Butte, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Avery Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Spreckels Hwy Brg, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Hiawatha, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Hiawatha, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Spicer, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Midland 2, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Yorba Linda, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Chemainus, CA	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Strathdarr, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Santa Quiteria, BR	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1951	Carson City, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	39 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1951. 1951 had 571 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	439
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1