Weather Records on 29 December 2021

1,098 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 2021. Highest significance: Guna, IN.

Key Facts for 29 December 2021

On 29 December 2021, 1,098 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
748 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,069 daily.
Guna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 29 December 2021.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,098 stations

1,098 station records on 29 December 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belzoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily snowfall	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.4 mm (10.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,098 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 406, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 342, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 29 December 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	406
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	342
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 29 December 2021 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 1,069.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

895 broken records

Margins by which the 895 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 2021

Top 20 records on 29 December 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 2021	Guna, IN	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	75 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 December 2021	Mount Hart Station, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 December 2021	Rodrigues, MU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Kowanyama Airport, AU	monthly rain	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Cedarville, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	15.9 C (60.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Detroit Dam, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Beaumont City, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	119 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Belzoni, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	State UNIV, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Scottsboro, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021	Portland, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	98 years	42 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2021. 2021 had 1,098 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	863
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1