Weather Records on 17 January 1929

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1929. Highest significance: Logan 1 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1929

On 17 January 1929, 118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 117 daily.
Logan 1 WNW set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 17 January 1929.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

118 stations

118 station records on 17 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 17 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 17 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

100 broken records

Margins by which the 100 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

17 January 1929

Top 20 records on 17 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 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)
17 January 1929	Spring Hill, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1929	Kamloops, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1929	Alton, CA	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1929	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Kamloops, CA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Mellette 4 W, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Buckeye, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Watford, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Tombstone, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Saentis, CH	daily low min	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1929	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	35 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 118 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	95
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1