Weather Records on 29 January 1925

237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1925. Highest significance: Sheffield, GB.

Key Facts for 29 January 1925

On 29 January 1925, 237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 229 daily.
Sheffield set a daily record precipitation of 28.5 mm (1.1 in) on 29 January 1925.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

237 stations

237 station records on 29 January 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

237 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 January 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 January 1925 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 229.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1925

Top 20 records on 29 January 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1925	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1925	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1925	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1925	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1925	Lock Haven, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1925	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1925	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1925	Cortland, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1925	State College, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1925	St Georges, CA	all-time low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1925	Belvidere, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1925	Storrs, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1925	Wellsboro, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1925	Mt Angel, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1925	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1925	Payette, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1925	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1925	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1925	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1925	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	37 years	24 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1925. 1925 had 237 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	884
2019	395
2020	425
2021	849
2022	612
2023	1,182
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	205
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1