Weather Records on 29 December 2015

1,440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 2015. Highest significance: Marengo, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 2015

On 29 December 2015, 1,440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
619 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,378 daily.
Marengo set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 29 December 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,440 stations

1,440 station records on 29 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Friona	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zearing	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
House	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montello Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mary College	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Valley	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,440 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 301, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 460, Heaviest daily snowfall 200, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 29 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	301
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	460
Heaviest daily snowfall	200
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 29 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 1,378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,235 broken records

Margins by which the 1,235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 2015

Top 20 records on 29 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 2015	Marengo, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Haugan 1 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	102 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Friona, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Brillion, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Washington Is, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Walnut, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Postville, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	109 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Zearing, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Lubbock 9N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	104 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Carroll, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	108 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	House, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Akron, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	125 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Rock Rapids, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	108 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2015	Kankakee Wwtp, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2015. 2015 had 1,440 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	1,101
50 to 100	82
100 to 150	32
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2