Weather Records on 24 January 1929

396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1929. Highest significance: Eau Claire, US.

Key Facts for 24 January 1929

On 24 January 1929, 396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 389 daily.
Eau Claire set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 24 January 1929.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

396 stations

396 station records on 24 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

396 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 24 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 24 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1929

Top 20 records on 24 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1929	Eau Claire, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1929	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1929	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1929	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1929	New Burnside, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1929	Subiaco, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1929	Marengo, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1929	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1929	Birch Tree, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1929	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1929	Mason City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1929	New Hampton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1929	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1929	La Crosse Wb City, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1929	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1929	Ozark, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1929	Durango, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1929	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1929	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1929	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	8.5 C (15.3 F)	45 years	28 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

1796 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1929. 1929 had 396 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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 25	300
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1