Weather Records on 29 December 2004

909 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 2004. Highest significance: Poway Valley, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 2004

On 29 December 2004, 909 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 851 daily.
Poway Valley set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 29 December 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

909 stations

909 station records on 29 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Prospect	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Paoli	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Willow Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Victorville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Borrego Desert Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Valley of Fire Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Death Valley Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise Beryl Jct	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sebree 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Teec Nos Pos	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Randsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

909 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 174, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 29 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	174
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 29 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 55, daily 851.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

751 broken records

Margins by which the 751 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 2004

Top 20 records on 29 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 2004	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 December 2004	Hayfield Pumping Plt, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	76 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2004	Blanding, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2004	Salem, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2004	Prospect, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2004	Paoli, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2004	Caliente, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2004	Milford, US	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2004	Willow Beach, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2004	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2004	Victorville, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2004	Monticello 2E, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2004	Borrego Desert Park, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2004	Valley of Fire Sp, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2004	Death Valley Np, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2004	Mitchell Caverns, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2004	Campo, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2004	Tipp City, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2004	N Vernon 2 ESE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2004	Henshaw Dam, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	54 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2004. 2004 had 909 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	707
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1