Weather Records on 29 December 1968

1,028 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1968. Highest significance: Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA.

Key Facts for 29 December 1968

On 29 December 1968, 1,028 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 730 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 88 were all-time records, 196 monthly and 744 daily.
Nanaimo Departure Bay set a daily record low maximum temperature of -10.6 C (12.9 F) on 29 December 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,028 stations

1,028 station records on 29 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clallam Bay 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oliver	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laurier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,028 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 378, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 352, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 29 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	378
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	352
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 29 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 88, monthly 196, daily 744.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

856 broken records

Margins by which the 856 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1968

Top 20 records on 29 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1968	Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Detour Village, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Ephrata, US	all-time low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	12.3 C (22.1 F)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Steveston, CA	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Madison, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Detour Village, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Conconully, US	all-time low max	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Waterville, US	all-time low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Kamloops, CA	all-time low max	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Pforzheim-Eutingen, DE	monthly snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Chilliwack, CA	all-time low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Ft Benton, US	all-time low max	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Saltspring Island, CA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1968	Quatsino, CA	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	69 years	46 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1968. 1968 had 1,028 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1968-12-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	834
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1