Weather Records on 29 December 1973

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1973. Highest significance: Wilcannia (Murtee), AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1973

On 29 December 1973, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 653 daily.
Wilcannia (Murtee) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 29 December 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 29 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilcannia (Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Murnpeowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parachilna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamakersvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost State Forest 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Pirapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bear River Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	101.0 cm (39.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helena 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz (Cruz de Malta)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 29 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 29 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 653.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

564 broken records

Margins by which the 564 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1973

Top 20 records on 29 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1973	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1973	Frome Downs, AU	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Marree (Murnpeowie), AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Mallina, AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Bruce, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	White Cliffs (Kara), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Dawson (Anda-Vale), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Batalha, BR	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Parachilna, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Clover Valley, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Canbelego Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Tejupa, BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Warambie, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1973	Wamakersvlei, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	41 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1973. 1973 had 674 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	458
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1