Weather Records on 29 January 1926

170 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1926. Highest significance: Ocala, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1926

On 29 January 1926, 170 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 168 daily.
Ocala set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 29 January 1926.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

170 stations

170 station records on 29 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-41.4 C (-42.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

170 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

135 broken records

Margins by which the 135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1926

Top 20 records on 29 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1926	Ocala, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1926	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low min	-41.4 C (-42.5 F)	11.4 C (20.5 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Lancaster 2 NW, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Lewiston, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Quebec, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Bellefontaine, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Teterow, DE	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Hillsboro, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Northfield, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Andenes, NO	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1926	Quincy, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	17 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1926. 1926 had 170 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 5	118
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1