Weather Records on 29 December 2011

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 2011. Highest significance: Leopold Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 2011

On 29 December 2011, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
524 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 728 daily.
Leopold Downs set a daily record precipitation of 91.0 mm (3.6 in) on 29 December 2011.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 29 December 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cabinet Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosella Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batavia	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Manzanilla de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Progreso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Triunfo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clatskanie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 29 December 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 29 December 2011 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 2011

Top 20 records on 29 December 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 2011	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Trafalgar Station, AU	monthly rain	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Walsh 1 W, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Cabinet Gorge, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Grants Pass, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Sugar City, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	monthly rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Palmerville, AU	daily low max	28.1 C (82.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Austin #2, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Levan, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Presa Guadalupe, MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Chinook, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Garden Valley, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Cedarville, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Haugan 1 W, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2011	Riddle, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	39 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2011. 2011 had 748 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	538
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1