Home Years 1929 Weather Records in 1929: Year in Review 92,199 weather records were set or tied in 1929, including 27,577 temperature record highs and 31,996 record lows, and 31,953 of them still stand.
Data as of 2026-10-12 . Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).
Previous: 1928 Next: 1930 92,199 weather records were set or tied in 1929, including 27,577 record highs and 31,996 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature. 31,953 of the 92,199 records set in 1929 still stand (34.7%). December 1929 had the most records: 9,852. United States had the most records in 1929: 61,983, with 22,395 highs and 25,230 lows. 3,570 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1929, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does. Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1929 Record highs 27,577 Record lows 31,996
Records set in 1929 that still stand or have since been beaten Still stand 31,953 (34.7%) Since beaten or tied 60,246 (65.3%)
A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.
Records set or tied in 1929 by type Record daily precipitation 29,557 Record low minimum temperature 17,841 Record high minimum temperature 14,700 Record low maximum temperature 14,155 Record high maximum temperature 12,877 Record daily snowfall 1,727 Record snow depth 1,342
Records set or tied in 1929 by timescale Daily 87,547 Monthly 4,293 All-time 359
Records set or tied in each month of 1929 Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1929, all types together. 0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1929, all types together. Records set or tied in each month of 1929 Month Records Jan 6,582 Feb 8,657 Mar 7,203 Apr 9,783 May 6,778 Jun 6,577 Jul 6,319 Aug 7,273 Sep 7,930 Oct 6,500 Nov 8,745 Dec 9,852
Countries with the most records set or tied in 1929 Country Records Highs Lows United States 61,983 22,395 25,230 Australia 13,396 521 865 Canada 5,179 1,824 1,754 Germany 2,540 576 1,178 South Africa 1,763 0 0 Sweden 1,627 645 558 Russia 1,608 484 643 Algeria 549 237 211 Norway 546 10 10 Ukraine 498 148 274 Austria 303 109 191 United Kingdom 229 92 108 Denmark 218 51 139 Croatia 203 62 120 Romania 179 48 122
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) ) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.