Weather Records on 29 December 2012

805 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 2012. Highest significance: Washington 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 2012

On 29 December 2012, 805 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 781 daily.
Washington 1 W set a daily record snowfall of 16.0 cm (6.3 in) on 29 December 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

805 stations

805 station records on 29 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Srn In Forage Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oystese - Borge	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tapijulapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	264.4 mm (10.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatlestrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

805 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 130, Deepest snow cover 159.

Records on 29 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	130
Deepest snow cover	159

Records on 29 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 20, daily 781.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records

Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 2012

Top 20 records on 29 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 2012	Washington 1 W, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	110 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2012	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2012	John Glenn Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2012	Shoals 8 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2012	Wilga, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Newport, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	121 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Batesville Lvstk, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Newbicup, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Williams 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Meadville, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	110 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Paoli, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Westbourne, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Vincennes 4 E, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Whitestown, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	St Francisville, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	McAlinden, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2012	Reykjavik, IS	all-time rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	53 years	51 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2012. 2012 had 805 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	465
25 to 50	82
50 to 75	56
75 to 100	36
100 to 125	16
125 to 150	9
150 to 175	4