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Weather Records on 29 January 1898

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1898. Highest significance: Tartu, EE.

Key Facts for 29 January 1898

  • On 29 January 1898, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Tartu set a daily record precipitation of 19.7 mm (0.8 in) on 29 January 1898.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 29 January 1898 10 station records on 29 January 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 29 January 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 January 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation19.7 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.8 mm (0.35 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord high minimum temperature-2.9 C (26.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.5 C (106.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 29 January 1898 by type Records set or tied on 29 January 1898 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 January 1898 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 29 January 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 January 1898 by timescale Records on 29 January 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 January 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 29 January 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 January 1898 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.6. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 62 to 4: 14 to 6: 06 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 January 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 26
2 to 41
4 to 60
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1898
Top 10 records on 29 January 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 January 1898Tartu, EEdaily rain19.7 mm (0.8 in)13.6 mm (0.5 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1898Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain8.8 mm (0.35 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1898Oxford, GBdaily high max12.6 C (54.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1898Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)2 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1898Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min21.0 C (69.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1898Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily high min-2.9 C (26.8 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1898Umea, SEdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1898Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max41.5 C (106.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1898Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)14 years7 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1898Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie22 years2 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

1796 to 1898
Records on 01-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1898. 1898 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11801: 11804: 11830: 21831: 11834: 11839: 11843: 11854: 11857: 11858: 21865: 11867: 21868: 11869: 21872: 21873: 31875: 11877: 21883: 21885: 21886: 21887: 31888: 21890: 11891: 21892: 21893: 31894: 21895: 71896: 31897: 31898: 101899: 41900: 91901: 51902: 71903: 201904: 61905: 151906: 171907: 91908: 161909: 141910: 571911: 221912: 281913: 401914: 571915: 411916: 2861917: 451918: 1341919: 301920: 571921: 481922: 471923: 661924: 1551925: 2371926: 1701927: 2031928: 1161929: 2221930: 1161931: 3971932: 3381933: 1261934: 5361935: 4551936: 5361937: 1961938: 2241939: 2231940: 3861941: 3571942: 4511943: 3301944: 4231945: 2861946: 1811947: 1,1541948: 6971949: 1,0971950: 7681951: 1,1251952: 2391953: 5541954: 7551955: 4761956: 6421957: 8201958: 8341959: 4641960: 4411961: 5991962: 6351963: 1,1311964: 1431965: 6961966: 2,0211967: 7311968: 8061969: 1,2011970: 6111971: 1,2001972: 2961973: 6761974: 1,1941975: 1,3001976: 5701977: 1,0471978: 7381979: 1,5871980: 7911981: 5151982: 6671983: 1,2001984: 6891985: 5511986: 8311987: 1,1421988: 8291989: 1,4201990: 1,2181991: 6361992: 1,2931993: 7481994: 1,0101995: 1,1701996: 8081997: 8031998: 6751999: 1,5532000: 1,3652001: 1,1982002: 2,2672003: 6572004: 1,0742005: 1,0422006: 1,6002007: 7392008: 1,0262009: 9802010: 1,0142011: 5192012: 6042013: 1,9042014: 1,8162015: 7002016: 8642017: 3902018: 8802019: 3952020: 4222021: 8492022: 6122023: 1,1812024: 1,8862025: 7411796187318981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1898. 1898 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-29 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18011
18041
18302
18311
18341
18391
18431
18541
18571
18582
18651
18672
18681
18692
18722
18733
18751
18772
18832
18852
18862
18873
18882
18901
18912
18922
18933
18942
18957
18963
18973
189810
18994
19009
19015
19027
190320
19046
190515
190617
19079
190816
190914
191057
191122
191228
191340
191457
191541
1916286
191745
1918134
191930
192057
192148
192247
192366
1924155
1925237
1926170
1927203
1928116
1929222
1930116
1931397
1932338
1933126
1934536
1935455
1936536
1937196
1938224
1939223
1940386
1941357
1942451
1943330
1944423
1945286
1946181
19471,154
1948697
19491,097
1950768
19511,125
1952239
1953554
1954755
1955476
1956642
1957820
1958834
1959464
1960441
1961599
1962635
19631,131
1964143
1965696
19662,021
1967731
1968806
19691,201
1970611
19711,200
1972296
1973676
19741,194
19751,300
1976570
19771,047
1978738
19791,587
1980791
1981515
1982667
19831,200
1984689
1985551
1986831
19871,142
1988829
19891,420
19901,218
1991636
19921,293
1993748
19941,010
19951,170
1996808
1997803
1998675
19991,553
20001,365
20011,198
20022,267
2003657
20041,074
20051,042
20061,600
2007739
20081,026
2009980
20101,014
2011519
2012604
20131,904
20141,816
2015700
2016864
2017390
2018880
2019395
2020422
2021849
2022612
20231,181
20241,886
2025741

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).