Weather Records on 29 December 1993

905 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1993. Highest significance: Goshen, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1993

On 29 December 1993, 905 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 381 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 887 daily.
Goshen set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 29 December 1993.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

905 stations

905 station records on 29 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Campania (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Schoongezicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Paraiso Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

905 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 220, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 96.

Records on 29 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	220
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	96

Records on 29 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 887.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

708 broken records

Margins by which the 708 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1993

Top 20 records on 29 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1993	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	95 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1993	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1993	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1993	Campania (the Pines), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1993	Chaplyne, UA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Richmond (Lowlands), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Schoongezicht, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Southport, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Falmouth, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Williamstown, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	48 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1993. 1993 had 905 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	650
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1