Weather Records on 29 January 1914

57 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1914. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 29 January 1914

On 29 January 1914, 57 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 55 daily.
Toronto set a daily record high maximum temperature of 12.2 C (54.0 F) on 29 January 1914.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

57 stations

57 station records on 29 January 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

57 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 January 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	7
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 January 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 55.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1914

Top 20 records on 29 January 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1914	Toronto, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Washington, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Madison Wb City, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Barrie, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Port Dover, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Morgantown 1, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Philadelphia City, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Barrie, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Brantford, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Gravenhurst, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Morgantown 1, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Stonecliffe, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	Welland, CA	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1914	London South, CA	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	11 years	14 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 57 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	44
10 to 20	0
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1