Weather Records on 29 December 1971

660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1971. Highest significance: Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1971

On 29 December 1971, 660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 648 daily.
Blackheath (Lawrence St) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 148.3 mm (5.8 in) on 29 December 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

660 stations

660 station records on 29 December 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Illabo (Clock Museum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee Station Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kahlotus 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cabucu (Sabesp)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rowan (Connorton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

660 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 29 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 29 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1971

Top 20 records on 29 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1971	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	monthly rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1971	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1971	Illabo (Clock Museum), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Challis, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Widgee Station Hill, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Caloundra Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Kahlotus 5 SSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Butte, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Stockinbingal General Store, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Ancho, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Kent, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Rodeo, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Tyndall, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Kalpowar Forestry, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1971	Buenos Aires Observ, AR	all-time high min	28.1 C (82.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	26 years	36 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1971. 1971 had 660 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 50	492
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1