Weather Records on 29 December 1981

713 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1981. Highest significance: Pambula Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1981

On 29 December 1981, 713 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 690 daily.
Pambula Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 29 December 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

713 stations

713 station records on 29 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weiden	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau	Germany	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oy-Mittelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Donaueschingen	Germany	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record snow depth	109.0 cm (42.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lautertal-Oberlauter	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaltennordheim	Germany	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berus	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alameda NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juremal (Jurema)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ingonish Beach	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

713 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 213.

Records on 29 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	213

Records on 29 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1981

Top 20 records on 29 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1981	Pambula Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1981	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Batemans Bay Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Bad Bergzabern, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Sonoma, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Emmett 2 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Decatur 1 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Weiden, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Hof (Stadt), DE	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau, DE	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Oy-Mittelberg, DE	daily snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Jose de Freitas, BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Donaueschingen, DE	daily snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Sonneberg-Neufang, DE	daily snow depth	109.0 cm (42.9 in)	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Lautertal-Oberlauter, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1981	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	45 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1981. 1981 had 713 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	553
200 to 400	17
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1