Weather Records on 15 January 1929

151 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1929. Highest significance: Pelee Island, CA.

Key Facts for 15 January 1929

On 15 January 1929, 151 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 147 daily.
Pelee Island set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 15 January 1929.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

151 stations

151 station records on 15 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

151 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

121 broken records

Margins by which the 121 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1929

Top 20 records on 15 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1929	Pelee Island, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1929	Husum, DE	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1929	Toronto Deer Park, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Hambantota, LK	daily low min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Mauzy, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Houma, US	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Quebec, CA	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Warren, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Toronto Deer Park, CA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Lund, SE	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Avon, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1929	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 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 151 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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 100	116
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1