Weather Records on 16 January 1929

130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1929. Highest significance: Vastervik, SE.

Key Facts for 16 January 1929

On 16 January 1929, 130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 129 daily.
Vastervik set a daily record precipitation of 27.6 mm (1.1 in) on 16 January 1929.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

130 stations

130 station records on 16 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

130 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 16 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 16 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

108 broken records

Margins by which the 108 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1929

Top 20 records on 16 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1929	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1929	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1929	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1929	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1929	Old Mapoon, AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Plant City, US	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	New Orleans Carrollton, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Hambantota, LK	daily low min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high max	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Schriever, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Oelrichs, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1929	Uccle, BE	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	24 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 130 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	104
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1