Weather Records on 29 December 1984

2,687 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1984. Highest significance: Hooker 12 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1984

On 29 December 1984, 2,687 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2,169 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 268 monthly and 2,418 daily.
Hooker 12 NNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 124.7 mm (4.9 in) on 29 December 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 29 December 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.4 cm (17.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anchieta (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,687 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,250, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 919, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 354, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 29 December 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,250
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	919
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	354
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 29 December 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 268, daily 2,418.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,341 broken records

Margins by which the 2,341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1984

Top 20 records on 29 December 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1984	Hooker 12 NNW, US	monthly rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	78 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1984	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1984	Big Moose 3 SE, US	all-time rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1984	Old Forge, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1984	Fulton, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1984	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1984	Brunswick, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1984	Libby 32 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	43.4 cm (17.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1984	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1984	Stillwater Rsvr, US	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1984	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1984	Martinsburg, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1984	Cadillac, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1984	Versailles, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1984	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1984	Laporte, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1984	Waverly, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1984	Grayling, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1984	Saint Johns, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1984	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	51 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1984. 1984 had 2,687 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	2,307
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1