Weather Records on 29 December 1953

205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1953. Highest significance: Commodore, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1953

On 29 December 1953, 205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 201 daily.
Commodore set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 29 December 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

205 stations

205 station records on 29 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve (Pineside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pandappa Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wynarka (Hooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

205 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

156 broken records

Margins by which the 156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1953

Top 20 records on 29 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1953	Commodore, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1953	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1953	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Biscotasing, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Springerville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Levy, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Lock Haven, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Warner Springs, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Hana 354, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Mvenyane, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Kilmashogue,Lowlands, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Lihue 1020, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Tres Piedras, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1953	Koloa 936, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1953. 1953 had 205 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	142
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2