Weather Records on 29 December 1955

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1955. Highest significance: Vlaklaagte, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 December 1955

On 29 December 1955, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 356 daily.
Vlaklaagte set an all-time record daily precipitation of 300.0 mm (11.8 in) on 29 December 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 29 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.5 C (-40.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 29 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 29 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1955

Top 20 records on 29 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1955	Vlaklaagte, ZA	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	34 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1955	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Moora, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Talkeetna AP, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Fort Simpson, CA	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18.3 C (32.9 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Amsterdam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Cordova AP, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Valdez WSO, US	all-time rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Sassafras Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Seward AP, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	all-time snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1955	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1955	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1955	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1955	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1955	Ouse (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	32 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1955. 1955 had 373 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	315
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1