Weather Records on 29 January 1916

286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1916. Highest significance: Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA.

Key Facts for 29 January 1916

On 29 January 1916, 286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 280 daily.
Winnipeg St Johns Coll set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 29 January 1916.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

286 stations

286 station records on 29 January 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Red Hill Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaarimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

286 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 29 January 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 January 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1916

Top 20 records on 29 January 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1916	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Cadia, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Tumut (Red Hill Station), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Sale, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Whroo, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1916	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	37 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 286 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 20	195
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1