Weather Records on 11 January 1929

112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1929. Highest significance: Oak Park Station, AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 1929

On 11 January 1929, 112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 109 daily.
Oak Park Station set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 11 January 1929.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

112 stations

112 station records on 11 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

112 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 11 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 11 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

93 broken records

Margins by which the 93 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1929

Top 20 records on 11 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1929	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1929	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Lakefield, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Rutherglen, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Rutherglen, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Andenes, NO	daily high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily low max	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Osijek, HR	daily low min	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low max	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	4.0 C (39.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Bamberg, DE	daily low max	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1929	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low min	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	37 years	19 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

1794 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 112 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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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	82
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1