Weather Records on 29 December 1974

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1974. Highest significance: Donors Hill Station, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1974

On 29 December 1974, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 703 daily.
Donors Hill Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 322.0 mm (12.7 in) on 29 December 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 29 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	322.0 mm (12.7 in)	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chaval	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dululu Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ewan Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haiwee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 29 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 29 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1974

Top 20 records on 29 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1974	Donors Hill Station, AU	all-time rain	322.0 mm (12.7 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	76 years	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 December 1974	Gregory Springs Station, AU	monthly rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1974	Chaval, BR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1974	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1974	Augustus Downs Station, AU	all-time rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1974	Eulolo Station, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1974	Quata, BR	monthly rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	Canobie, AU	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	Mooramin, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	Floraville Downs Station, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	Dululu Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	Ewan Plains Station, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	Nebo, AU	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	South Forest (Plummers Road), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	Mt Hope, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	Bowenville, AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	Vogelstruiskuil, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1974	Fernflat, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	42 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1974. 1974 had 719 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 25	533
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1