Weather Records on 29 December 1972

1,001 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1972. Highest significance: Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1972

On 29 December 1972, 1,001 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 975 daily.
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS) set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 29 December 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,001 stations

1,001 station records on 29 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penasco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vazantes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,001 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 469, Heaviest daily snowfall 198, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 29 December 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	469
Heaviest daily snowfall	198
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 29 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 975.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

855 broken records

Margins by which the 855 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 1972

Top 20 records on 29 December 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1972	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1972	Fillmore, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1972	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Winter, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Oak City, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Mt Brisbane, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Sioux Rapids, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	New England, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Timber Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Wausau ASOS, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Zion Np, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	all-time snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Kewanee 1E, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Tropic, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1972	Agate 3 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	44 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1972. 1972 had 1,001 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	767
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2