Weather Records on 29 December 1999

1,207 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1999. Highest significance: Maya, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 1999

On 29 December 1999, 1,207 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
831 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,180 daily.
Maya set a monthly record daily precipitation of 117.2 mm (4.6 in) on 29 December 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,207 stations

1,207 station records on 29 December 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mitzic	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maningrida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tamazola	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,207 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 597, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 29 December 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	597
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 29 December 1999 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 1,180.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,004 broken records

Margins by which the 1,004 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1999

Top 20 records on 29 December 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1999	Maya, AU	monthly rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1999	Balmoral (Post Office), AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1999	Bathurst, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1999	Yalta, UA	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Narrogin, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Milan 1NW, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Mitzic, GA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Cambridge, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Farmington 3NW, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Ellendale, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Nuuk, GL	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	Collegeville St John's, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1999	O'Neill, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	102 years	44 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1999. 1999 had 1,207 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 20	958
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1