Weather Records on 31 January 1929

263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1929. Highest significance: Marshalltown, US.

Key Facts for 31 January 1929

On 31 January 1929, 263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 258 daily.
Marshalltown set a daily record snow depth of 378.5 cm (149.0 in) on 31 January 1929.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

263 stations

263 station records on 31 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	378.5 cm (149.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record snow depth	215.9 cm (85.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conmurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Creek (Marble House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watalunga Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

263 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 31 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 31 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2007.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1929

Top 20 records on 31 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1929	Marshalltown, US	daily snow depth	378.5 cm (149.0 in)	200.7 cm (79.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1929	Warburton, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Stirling, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Lardner (Brandie Braes), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Warragul, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Moscow U of I, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Clarinda, US	daily snow depth	215.9 cm (85.0 in)	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	La Crosse Wb City, US	all-time snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Setif, DZ	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	52 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Mauzy, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Conmurra, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Diapur (Bleak House), AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1929	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	42 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

1800 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1929. 1929 had 263 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 500	225
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	1
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1