Weather Records on 1 January 1929

55 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1929. Highest significance: Pesaro, IT.

Key Facts for 1 January 1929

On 1 January 1929, 55 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 54 daily.
Pesaro set a daily record precipitation of 37.5 mm (1.5 in) on 1 January 1929.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

55 stations

55 station records on 1 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

55 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 1 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 54.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

50 broken records

Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1929

Top 20 records on 1 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1929	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1929	Boolardy, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1929	Bologna, IT	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Hillsdale, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Galway, IE	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	61 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Angelica, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Renfrew, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1929	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	15 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

1798 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1929. 1929 had 55 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	43
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1