Weather Records on 29 December 1978

1,349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1978. Highest significance: Lichtentanne, DE.

Key Facts for 29 December 1978

On 29 December 1978, 1,349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 718 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 105 monthly and 1,239 daily.
Lichtentanne set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 29 December 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,349 stations

1,349 station records on 29 December 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Drake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.9 C (-50.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salzwedel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siauliai	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,349 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 370, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 348, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 29 December 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	370
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	348
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 29 December 1978 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 105, daily 1,239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,194 broken records

Margins by which the 1,194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1978

Top 20 records on 29 December 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1978	Lichtentanne, DE	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Beulah 1 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Drake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Lorne (Lorne Road), AU	daily rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Olean, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Virginia City, US	daily low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Rolla 1NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Vytegra, RU	monthly low min	-45.9 C (-50.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Tann/Rhon, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Shenkursk, RU	monthly low min	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Angelica, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Casper 2 E, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Salzwedel, DE	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Narrawa (Hollywood), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	McBride 4SE, CA	all-time low max	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1978	Tartu, EE	daily low max	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	63 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1978. 1978 had 1,349 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	1,139
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1