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Weather Records on 29 January 1911

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1911. Highest significance: Humansdorp (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 January 1911

  • On 29 January 1911, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Humansdorp (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 29 January 1911.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 29 January 1911 22 station records on 29 January 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 29 January 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 January 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Humansdorp (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation77.5 mm (3.1 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.7 mm (3.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
CastlemaineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose PlainsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
PoplitahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.7 C (107.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 29 January 1911 by type Records set or tied on 29 January 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 January 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 29 January 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 January 1911 by timescale Records on 29 January 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 January 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 20.
Records on 29 January 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 January 1911 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 145 to 10: 210 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 130 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 January 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 514
5 to 102
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1911
Top 20 records on 29 January 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 January 1911Humansdorp (Pol), ZAmonthly rain77.5 mm (3.1 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)0 years53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1911Bindara (Netley), AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)33.8 mm (1.3 in)16 years40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1911Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min-28.9 C (-20.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911San Diego Wbo, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911San Diego Wbo, USmonthly high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain76.7 mm (3.0 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Port Augusta Post Office, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Castlemaine, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Santa Fe, USdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Santa Fe, USdaily high min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Melrose Plains, AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)0 years7 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low max23.3 C (73.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)15 years7 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Wentworth (Avoca), AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Warren (Haddon Rig), AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Poplitah, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1911Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily high max (Tie)41.7 C (107.1 F)tie28 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 1911
Records on 01-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1911. 1911 had 22 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: 1,1951975: 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: 8832019: 3952020: 4252021: 8492022: 6122023: 1,1832024: 1,8862025: 7412026: 4021796187519001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1911. 1911 had 22 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
19741,195
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
2018883
2019395
2020425
2021849
2022612
20231,183
20241,886
2025741
2026402

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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 (2026-10-15).