Weather Records on 29 December 2002

959 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 2002. Highest significance: Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH.

Key Facts for 29 December 2002

On 29 December 2002, 959 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 927 daily.
Nakhon Si Thammarat set a monthly record daily precipitation of 369.3 mm (14.5 in) on 29 December 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

959 stations

959 station records on 29 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	369.3 mm (14.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verkhneuralsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Almen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rekken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandam (Hembrug)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apeldoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middelburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westkapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kapellebrug	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Floter	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
High Mowthorpe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brouwershaven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cadzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kortgene	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Terneuzen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beverwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Janaul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-37.6 C (-35.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

959 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 29 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 29 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 927.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

838 broken records

Margins by which the 838 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 2002

Top 20 records on 29 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 2002	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	monthly rain	369.3 mm (14.5 in)	130.7 mm (5.1 in)	51 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2002	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2002	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Bradford, GB	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Schellingwoude, NL	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Hellinikon, GR	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Skegness, GB	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Chewelah, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Kirov, RU	daily low max	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Algona, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Verkhneuralsk, RU	all-time low max	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Rock Rapids, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Coahuayutla, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Sibley, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Eucla, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf), DE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Almen, NL	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Rekken, NL	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2002	Vrouwenpolder, NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	42 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2002. 2002 had 959 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	820
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3