Weather Records on 20 January 1929

203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1929. Highest significance: Boonara, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1929

On 20 January 1929, 203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 195 daily.
Boonara set an all-time record daily precipitation of 206.8 mm (8.1 in) on 20 January 1929.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

203 stations

203 station records on 20 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	266.7 cm (105.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

203 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 20 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 20 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 4, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1219.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1929

Top 20 records on 20 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1929	Boonara, AU	all-time rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1929	Gympie, AU	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Nanango Wills St, AU	all-time rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Wollongbar (Central Park Drive, AU	daily rain	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Koolool, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Pimlico, AU	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	monthly rain	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1929	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	all-time rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1929	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1929. 1929 had 203 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	162
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1