Weather Records on 29 January 1931

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1931. Highest significance: Hanover (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 January 1931

On 29 January 1931, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
349 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 320 daily.
Hanover (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 29 January 1931.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 29 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Mc Intosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanowana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 77, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1931

Top 20 records on 29 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1931	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1931	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1931	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1931	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1931	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1931	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1931	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	Academy 2NE, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	Ft Mc Intosh, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	Fort National, DZ	daily high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	St George, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	Quatsino, CA	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	Camp Crook, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	Glendive, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	Alexandria, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1931	Mitchell 2 N, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31 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

1796 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 397 records.

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

Records on 01-29 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1801	1
1804	1
1830	2
1831	1
1834	1
1839	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	2
1872	2
1873	3
1875	1
1877	2
1883	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	7
1896	3
1897	3
1898	10
1899	4
1900	9
1901	5
1902	7
1903	20
1904	6
1905	15
1906	17
1907	9
1908	16
1909	14
1910	57
1911	22
1912	28
1913	40
1914	57
1915	41
1916	286
1917	45
1918	134
1919	30
1920	57
1921	48
1922	47
1923	66
1924	155
1925	237
1926	170
1927	203
1928	116
1929	222
1930	116
1931	397
1932	338
1933	126
1934	536
1935	455
1936	536
1937	196
1938	224
1939	223
1940	386
1941	357
1942	451
1943	330
1944	423
1945	286
1946	181
1947	1,154
1948	697
1949	1,097
1950	768
1951	1,125
1952	239
1953	554
1954	755
1955	476
1956	642
1957	820
1958	834
1959	464
1960	441
1961	599
1962	635
1963	1,131
1964	143
1965	696
1966	2,021
1967	731
1968	806
1969	1,201
1970	611
1971	1,200
1972	296
1973	676
1974	1,195
1975	1,300
1976	570
1977	1,047
1978	738
1979	1,587
1980	791
1981	515
1982	667
1983	1,200
1984	689
1985	551
1986	831
1987	1,142
1988	829
1989	1,420
1990	1,218
1991	636
1992	1,293
1993	748
1994	1,010
1995	1,170
1996	808
1997	803
1998	675
1999	1,553
2000	1,365
2001	1,198
2002	2,267
2003	657
2004	1,074
2005	1,042
2006	1,600
2007	739
2008	1,026
2009	980
2010	1,014
2011	519
2012	604
2013	1,904
2014	1,816
2015	700
2016	864
2017	390
2018	883
2019	395
2020	425
2021	849
2022	612
2023	1,183
2024	1,886
2025	741
2026	402

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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 20	305
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2