Weather Records on 29 December 1959

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1959. Highest significance: Pella 1S, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1959

On 29 December 1959, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 249 daily.
Pella 1S set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 29 December 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 29 December 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 December 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 December 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

204 broken records

Margins by which the 204 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1959

Top 20 records on 29 December 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1959	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1959	Gunnawarra, AU	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1959	Moama, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1959	Mangochi, MW	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1959	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1959	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Chazy, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	78 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	White Lake, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Harrisville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Hawthorne AP, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Doylestown, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Tellichery, IN	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Middleton, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Miller, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1959	Angola, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	27 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1959. 1959 had 251 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	166
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1