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Weather Records on 29 January 1908

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1908. Highest significance: Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ.

Key Facts for 29 January 1908

  • On 29 January 1908, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Algiers-Ville/Universite set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 29 January 1908.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 29 January 1908 16 station records on 29 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 29 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature47.8 C (118.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Point ClarkCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Point ClarkCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-35.0 C (-31.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature7.3 C (45.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature3.4 C (38.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 29 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 29 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 29 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 January 1908 by timescale Records on 29 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 29 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 January 1908 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 January 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1908
Top 16 records on 29 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 January 1908Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)17.7 mm (0.7 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high min29.4 C (84.9 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high max47.8 C (118.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Point Clark, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Point Clark, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Parry Sound, CAdaily low max-17.2 C (1.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily low min-35.0 C (-31.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily high max37.2 C (99.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)0 years6 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high max7.3 C (45.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Wien, ATdaily high min (Tie)3.4 C (38.1 F)tie1 year1 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Port Dover, CAdaily low max (Tie)-13.9 C (7.0 F)tie7 years1 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Lakefield, CAdaily rain (Tie)10.2 mm (0.4 in)tie7 years1 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1908Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie7 years1 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 1908
Records on 01-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 16 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 1908. 1908 had 16 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).