Weather Records on 29 December 1991

630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1991. Highest significance: Edjudina, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1991

On 29 December 1991, 630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 590 daily.
Edjudina set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 29 December 1991.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

630 stations

630 station records on 29 December 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ida Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Menangina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panoche 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shantou	China	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xiamen	China	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graman (Maneroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loei	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Back Bay Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guanghua	China	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Public AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchang	China	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fundao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Juazeiro (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lushi	China	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

630 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 29 December 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 29 December 1991 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 26, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1991

Top 20 records on 29 December 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1991	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1991	Ida Valley, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1991	Menangina, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Minara, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Noondoonia, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	New Holland, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Kanchanaburi, TH	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Suphan Buri, TH	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Paloma, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Estevao Pinto, BR	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Nancheng, CN	all-time low min	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Khon Kaen, TH	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Suphan Buri, TH	all-time low max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Usina Brumado, BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Khon Kaen, TH	all-time low max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Panoche 2 W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Cedar Is, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1991	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	37 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1991. 1991 had 630 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 December 1991
Margin	Records
0 to 10	462
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3