Weather Records on 29 January 2024

1,886 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2024. Highest significance: Daandine, AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 2024

On 29 January 2024, 1,886 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,746 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,803 daily.
Daandine set a daily record precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 29 January 2024.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,886 stations

1,886 station records on 29 January 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daandine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banjawarn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tamil	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Richardson Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Kerr Scott Resv	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nordoyan Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,886 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 950, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 796, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	950
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	796
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 82, daily 1,803.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,617 broken records

Margins by which the 1,617 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2024

Top 20 records on 29 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2024	Daandine, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Ft Ross, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Haines AP, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Piedmont Rsch STN, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Portola, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Coominya Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Berkeley, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	124 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Anaconda, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Merced, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Moscow U of I, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Forks 1 E, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Banjawarn, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2024	Moroni, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	43 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2024. 2024 had 1,886 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 20	1,596
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3