Weather Records on 29 December 2013

714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 2013. Highest significance: Cape Leveque, AU.

Key Facts for 29 December 2013

On 29 December 2013, 714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
463 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 698 daily.
Cape Leveque set a daily record precipitation of 165.5 mm (6.5 in) on 29 December 2013.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

714 stations

714 station records on 29 December 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.5 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Auchincruive	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlet	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balagansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Country Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Afjord - Momyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hutag	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

714 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 29 December 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 29 December 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

642 broken records

Margins by which the 642 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 2013

Top 20 records on 29 December 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 2013	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	165.5 mm (6.5 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Auchincruive, GB	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Raleigh AP, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Hamlet, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Santuck, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Gustavus, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Federal Pt, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Howell Wwtp, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Vytegra, RU	daily high min	1.8 C (35.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Kljuchi, RU	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Leadhills, GB	monthly rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	0.7 cm (0.3 in)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	McColl 3 NNW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2013	Kargopol, RU	daily high min	0.4 C (32.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	114 years	40 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2013. 2013 had 714 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	635
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1