Weather Records on 29 December 1988

1,082 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1988. Highest significance: Fallon Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1988

On 29 December 1988, 1,082 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 424 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,053 daily.
Fallon Exp STN set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 29 December 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,082 stations

1,082 station records on 29 December 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loch Valley Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Fundo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baker City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ferron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,082 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 29 December 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 29 December 1988 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 23, daily 1,053.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

867 broken records

Margins by which the 867 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1988

Top 20 records on 29 December 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1988	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1988	Lovelock, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1988	Medina, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1988	Scipio, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Loch Valley Plantation, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Ely AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Caruthersville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Eureka, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Fillmore, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Pasadena, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	McGill, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Worland, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Bunnawarra, AU	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	De Sabla, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1988	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	40 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1988. 1988 had 1,082 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	830
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1