Weather Records on 29 December 1957

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1957. Highest significance: Yongala, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1957

On 29 December 1957, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 516 daily.
Yongala set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 29 December 1957.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 29 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chowilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merrinee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkadene (Murtho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merbein Srwsc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gannakraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pandappa Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ucolta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 435, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 29 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	435
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1957

Top 20 records on 29 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1957	Yongala, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1957	Arumpo, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1957	Wentworth Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1957	Quorn (Round Hill), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1957	Wagenaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1957	Timber Creek Police, AU	monthly rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1957	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Siam, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Hawker, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Kimba (Curtinye), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Melrose, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Chowilla, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Merrinee, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Copley, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Irymple (Arlington), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1957	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	48 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1957. 1957 had 527 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 20	410
20 to 40	70
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1