Weather Records on 29 January 1923

66 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1923. Highest significance: Portland, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1923

On 29 January 1923, 66 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 66 daily.
Portland set a daily record snow depth of 96.5 cm (38.0 in) on 29 January 1923.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

66 stations

66 station records on 29 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

66 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 66.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

58 broken records

Margins by which the 58 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1923

Top 20 records on 29 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Nossen, DE	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Metten, DE	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1923	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	15 years	16 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1923. 1923 had 66 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 50	57
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1