Weather Records on 29 January 1928

116 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1928. Highest significance: Sfax El-Maou, TN.

Key Facts for 29 January 1928

On 29 January 1928, 116 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 115 daily.
Sfax El-Maou set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 29 January 1928.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

116 stations

116 station records on 29 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Renova	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Narellan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

116 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 115.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

97 broken records

Margins by which the 97 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1928

Top 20 records on 29 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1928	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1928	The Dalles, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Athens, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Godegard, SE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Renova, US	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Hamilton (Uralla), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Ladner, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Hot Springs, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Keosauqua, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Dayville, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1928	Staunton Wtp, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1928. 1928 had 116 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	90
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1