Weather Records on 29 January 1932

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1932. Highest significance: Richmond City Locks, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1932

On 29 January 1932, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 328 daily.
Richmond City Locks set a monthly record daily precipitation of 144.3 mm (5.7 in) on 29 January 1932.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 29 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Worsham	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 29 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 29 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 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

29 January 1932

Top 20 records on 29 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1932	Richmond City Locks, US	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1932	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1932	Franklin, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1932	Greensburg, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1932	Cedar Hill 1, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1932	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1932	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1932	Worsham, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1932	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1932	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1932	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1932	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1932	Richmond, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1932	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1932	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1932	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1932	Bancroft, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1932	Gavle, SE	daily high max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1932	Booneville, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1932	Dickson, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	25 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1932. 1932 had 338 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 200	267
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1