Weather Records on 29 December 1987

1,484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1987. Highest significance: Chugwater, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1987

On 29 December 1987, 1,484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
648 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,431 daily.
Chugwater set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 29 December 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,484 stations

1,484 station records on 29 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jangier	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dzizak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Owen Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville Ifg	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guzar	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,484 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 322, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 326, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 356, Heaviest daily snowfall 179, Deepest snow cover 92.

Records on 29 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	322
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	326
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	179
Deepest snow cover	92

Records on 29 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 47, daily 1,431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,293 broken records

Margins by which the 1,293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1987

Top 20 records on 29 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1987	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1987	Hungerford, AU	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1987	Pendzhikent, TJ	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1987	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1987	Thurulgoona, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1987	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1987	Flat Top, US	all-time snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1987	Albion, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	94 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1987	Mason City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1987	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1987	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1987	Jangier, TJ	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1987	Dzizak, UZ	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1987	Newark, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1987	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1987	Hatchville, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1987	Boorara, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1987	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1987	Manassa, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1987	Antioch, US	monthly snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	71 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1987. 1987 had 1,484 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	1,180
50 to 100	75
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1