Weather Records on 29 December 1995

1,202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1995. Highest significance: Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1995

On 29 December 1995, 1,202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 385 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 1,135 daily.
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 29 December 1995.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,202 stations

1,202 station records on 29 December 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pardinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Armazem Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jicalan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westerland	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itapitangui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Escalvado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
High Mowthorpe	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Acungui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Jaragua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Represa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steinhatchee 6 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bialystok	Poland	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Callejones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,202 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 203, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 437, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 138.

Records on 29 December 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	203
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	437
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	138

Records on 29 December 1995 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 62, daily 1,135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,003 broken records

Margins by which the 1,003 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1995

Top 20 records on 29 December 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1995	Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1995	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Ilhota-Jusante, BR	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Rio Pardinho, BR	monthly rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Armazem Capivari, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Helgoland, DE	monthly snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	El Puerto, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Jicalan (Cfe), MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Mtn Home, US	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Pomerode, BR	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	McCracken, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Heath, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Westerland, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Verhojansk, RU	daily high max	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Ternej, RU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1995	Barkhamsted, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12 years	47 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1995. 1995 had 1,202 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	924
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1