Weather Records on 29 December 2009

1,027 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 2009. Highest significance: Belle Fourche, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 2009

On 29 December 2009, 1,027 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 946 daily.
Belle Fourche set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 29 December 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,027 stations

1,027 station records on 29 December 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Walcha (Emu Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashland #2	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winton (Dalblair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Onaga	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangra (Wallangra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.9 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gomel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester (Upper Bowman)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cimljansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Canobolas State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leigh (Rolling Acres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tosari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Jaloom)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thumb Creek (Figtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zhlobin	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saniat Rmel	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Girralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.4 C (113.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,027 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 171.

Records on 29 December 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	171

Records on 29 December 2009 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 76, daily 946.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

829 broken records

Margins by which the 829 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 2009

Top 20 records on 29 December 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 2009	Belle Fourche, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2009	Estherville 4E, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2009	Crescent Head, AU	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2009	Walcha (Emu Creek), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2009	Ashland #2, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2009	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2009	Cangai (Smelter Creek), AU	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2009	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2009	Texas Post Office, AU	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2009	Winton (Dalblair), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2009	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2009	Vasilevici, BY	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	102 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2009	Healdton 3 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2009	Onaga, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2009	Wallangra (Wallangra Station), AU	monthly rain	155.9 mm (6.1 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2009	Graman (Ulupna), AU	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2009	Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield), AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2009	Gomel, BY	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2009	Walthill 1E, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2009	Gloucester (Upper Bowman), AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	53 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2009. 2009 had 1,027 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	750
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	4