Weather Records on 4 January 1929

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1929. Highest significance: Victoria Cp&L, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1929

On 4 January 1929, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 93 daily.
Victoria Cp&L set a monthly record daily precipitation of 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 4 January 1929.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 4 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Neuarpur Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.5 mm (10.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 4 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 4 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 93.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

79 broken records

Margins by which the 79 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1929

Top 20 records on 4 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1929	Victoria Cp&L, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1929	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1929	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1929	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1929	Fairbury 7S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1929	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1929	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	139.5 mm (5.5 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	Austin, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	Fischers Store, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1929	Montrose #2, US	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	12 years	20 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

1795 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1929. 1929 had 96 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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	62
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	3