Weather Records on 21 January 1929

132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1929. Highest significance: Lismore (Centre Street), AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1929

On 21 January 1929, 132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 125 daily.
Lismore (Centre Street) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 251.5 mm (9.9 in) on 21 January 1929.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

132 stations

132 station records on 21 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	266.7 cm (105.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	279.4 cm (110.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

132 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 21 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 21 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 125.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1929

Top 20 records on 21 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1929	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	monthly rain	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1929	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1929	Koolool, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1929	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1929	Casino Airport, AU	monthly rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1929	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1929	Pimlico, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Walcha Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Jacksonville Wb City, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1929	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high max	10.9 C (51.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	49 years	23 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

1793 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 132 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	104
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1