Weather Records on 29 December 2010

1,308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 2010. Highest significance: Harrisville Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 2010

On 29 December 2010, 1,308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,224 daily.
Harrisville Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 120.8 mm (4.8 in) on 29 December 2010.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,308 stations

1,308 station records on 29 December 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Moroni	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Vernon Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Polson	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bochum	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Germany	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coalville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dresden-Klotzsche	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bad Rothenfelde	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sondershausen	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uelzen	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gera-Leumnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Schonefeld	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zeitz	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skq Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels-Strawberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,308 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 364.

Records on 29 December 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	364

Records on 29 December 2010 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 77, daily 1,224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,067 broken records

Margins by which the 1,067 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 2010

Top 20 records on 29 December 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 2010	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	110 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Heber, US	monthly snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	106 years	78 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Moroni, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Huntington, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Vernon Creek, US	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Aachen, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Borken In Westfalen, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Coalville, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Cottbus, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	W Pt, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Polson, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Bochum, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Weissenfels, DE	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg, DE	daily snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Coalville, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Dresden-Klotzsche, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2010	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2010. 2010 had 1,308 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 100	959
100 to 200	85
200 to 300	18
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1