Weather Records on 29 January 1918

134 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1918. Highest significance: Hatfield (Benilkie), AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1918

On 29 January 1918, 134 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 129 daily.
Hatfield (Benilkie) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 29 January 1918.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

134 stations

134 station records on 29 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maccue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maccue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Budgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

134 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 29 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

121 broken records

Margins by which the 121 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1918

Top 20 records on 29 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1918	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1918	Murchison, AU	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1918	Maccue, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1918	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1918	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1918	Rushworth, AU	all-time rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1918	Glen Dee, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1918	Manfred, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1918	Maccue, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1918	Canoon, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1918	Hammond, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1918	Wollongong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1918	Port Augusta Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1918	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1918	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1918	Laura, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1918	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1918	Stonecliffe, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1918	Mount Remarkable, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1918	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	22 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 134 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 25	108
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1