Weather Records on 29 December 2003

951 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 2003. Highest significance: Falls City 2 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 2003

On 29 December 2003, 951 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 907 daily.
Falls City 2 SSW set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 29 December 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

951 stations

951 station records on 29 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Abelardo L. Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.2 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burney	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Comitan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Intricate Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Round Mountain	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sabancuy	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

951 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 29 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 29 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 34, daily 907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

739 broken records

Margins by which the 739 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 2003

Top 20 records on 29 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 2003	Falls City 2 SSW, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2003	McGill, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2003	Tinaroo Falls Dam, AU	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2003	Abelardo L. Rodriguez, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2003	Hill City 1 W, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	Turtle Lake, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	Walkamin Research Station, AU	monthly rain	163.2 mm (6.4 in)	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	Glenns Ferry, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	Hat Creek, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	Condon, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	San Jose, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	Corvallis Water Bureau, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	Lower Hay Creek, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	San Isidro, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	Yreka, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	Carrington 4 N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2003	Burney, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	38 years	49 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2003. 2003 had 951 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 100	712
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1