Weather Records on 29 December 2006

1,219 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 2006. Highest significance: Clayton Muni Air Pk, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 2006

On 29 December 2006, 1,219 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 1,127 daily.
Clayton Muni Air Pk set an all-time record daily snowfall of 47.0 cm (18.5 in) on 29 December 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,219 stations

1,219 station records on 29 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Broadus	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Grange	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake George 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guymon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.8 cm (19.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hays	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney 16N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,219 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 172, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 29 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	172
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 29 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 76, daily 1,127.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

976 broken records

Margins by which the 976 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 2006

Top 20 records on 29 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 2006	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	all-time snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	97 years	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 December 2006	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	93 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 December 2006	Hugoton, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	78 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	105 years	76 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Roy, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Hill City Muni AP, US	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Hooker, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Dodge City, US	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Broadus, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	22 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Beulah 1 W, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Goodland, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Kit Carson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	111 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Mt Locke, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Bailey, US	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2006	Kassler, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	60 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2006. 2006 had 1,219 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	842
50 to 100	72
100 to 150	33
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	6
300 to 350	1