Weather Records on 29 December 2020

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 2020. Highest significance: Columbus 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 2020

On 29 December 2020, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 495 daily.
Columbus 3 NE set a daily record snowfall of 17.3 cm (6.8 in) on 29 December 2020.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 29 December 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lake Echo Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cloyne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skedsmo-Hellerud	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka Forbes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howells	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wave Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 December 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 December 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 2020

Top 20 records on 29 December 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 2020	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	113 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2020	Lake Echo Power Station, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2020	Julesburg, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	125 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Rangely 1E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	125 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Oshkosh, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Quemado, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Omaha Eppley Airfield, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP, US	daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Petford, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph), AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Ojai, US	all-time low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Cloyne, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Boothulla, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Skedsmo-Hellerud, NO	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Arthur, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Lenora Coop, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2020	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	121 years	48 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2020. 2020 had 504 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 December 2020
Margin	Records
0 to 50	404
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1