Weather Records on 29 January 2019

395 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2019. Highest significance: Majors Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 2019

On 29 January 2019, 395 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 377 daily.
Majors Creek set a daily record precipitation of 274.6 mm (10.8 in) on 29 January 2019.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

395 stations

395 station records on 29 January 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lansdown Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cass City 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paluma Ivy Cottage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port San Juan	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ledge 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anda	China	Record high maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wiseman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willis Island	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dashauz	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

395 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 29 January 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 29 January 2019 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2019

Top 20 records on 29 January 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2019	Majors Creek, AU	daily rain	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2019	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2019	E Tawas, US	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	109 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2019	Lansdown Csiro, AU	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	109 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Sola/Vanua Lava Isl, VU	daily rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Cass City 1 SSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Lucinda Point, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Bad Axe, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Beaver Is, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Hamilton Island Airport, AU	daily rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Princeton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Winfield Locks, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Carmi 4 NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Lethebrook, AU	daily rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2019	Rochester, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	104 years	44 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

1796 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2019. 2019 had 395 records.

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

Records on 01-29 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	1
1804	1
1830	2
1831	1
1834	1
1839	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	2
1872	2
1873	3
1875	1
1877	2
1883	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	7
1896	3
1897	3
1898	10
1899	4
1900	9
1901	5
1902	7
1903	20
1904	6
1905	15
1906	17
1907	9
1908	16
1909	14
1910	57
1911	22
1912	28
1913	40
1914	57
1915	41
1916	286
1917	45
1918	134
1919	30
1920	57
1921	48
1922	47
1923	66
1924	155
1925	237
1926	170
1927	203
1928	116
1929	222
1930	116
1931	397
1932	338
1933	126
1934	536
1935	455
1936	536
1937	196
1938	224
1939	223
1940	386
1941	357
1942	451
1943	330
1944	423
1945	286
1946	181
1947	1,154
1948	697
1949	1,097
1950	768
1951	1,125
1952	239
1953	554
1954	755
1955	476
1956	642
1957	820
1958	834
1959	464
1960	441
1961	599
1962	635
1963	1,131
1964	143
1965	696
1966	2,021
1967	731
1968	806
1969	1,201
1970	611
1971	1,200
1972	296
1973	676
1974	1,195
1975	1,300
1976	570
1977	1,047
1978	738
1979	1,587
1980	791
1981	515
1982	667
1983	1,200
1984	689
1985	551
1986	831
1987	1,142
1988	829
1989	1,420
1990	1,218
1991	636
1992	1,293
1993	748
1994	1,010
1995	1,170
1996	808
1997	803
1998	675
1999	1,553
2000	1,365
2001	1,198
2002	2,267
2003	657
2004	1,074
2005	1,042
2006	1,600
2007	739
2008	1,026
2009	980
2010	1,014
2011	519
2012	604
2013	1,904
2014	1,816
2015	700
2016	864
2017	390
2018	883
2019	395
2020	425
2021	849
2022	612
2023	1,183
2024	1,886
2025	741
2026	402

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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	264
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2