Weather Records on 29 December 1969

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1969. Highest significance: Weatherford, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1969

On 29 December 1969, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 930 daily.
Weatherford set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 29 December 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 29 December 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 152, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 29 December 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	152
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 29 December 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 930.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 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 1969

Top 20 records on 29 December 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1969	Weatherford, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Gainesville, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Ashwood, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Palmetto, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	17.2 cm (6.8 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Paia 406, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Henrietta, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Menard, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	San Saba, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Haleakala Exp Farm 434, US	daily rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1969	Oden 1 SE, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	47 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1969. 1969 had 964 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	788
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1