Weather Records on 29 January 1935

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1935. Highest significance: Balfour (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 January 1935

On 29 January 1935, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 414 daily.
Balfour (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 29 January 1935.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 29 January 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baroda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gobindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mandreal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 January 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 January 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1935

Top 20 records on 29 January 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1935	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Napoklu, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Sambhar, IN	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Mahbubnagar, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Nathana, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Baroda, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Hathras, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Sunticoppa, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Kasganj, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	all-time low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Jamkhandi, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Gobindgarh, IN	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Ambala, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Channagiri, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1935	Ajmer, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1935. 1935 had 455 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 50	412
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2