Weather Records on 29 January 1938

224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1938. Highest significance: Harmati, IN.

Key Facts for 29 January 1938

On 29 January 1938, 224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 223 daily.
Harmati set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 29 January 1938.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

224 stations

224 station records on 29 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

224 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 January 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

197 broken records

Margins by which the 197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1938

Top 20 records on 29 January 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1938	Harmati, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1938	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1938	Hamilton Downs, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1938	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1938	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Brocken, DE	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Maytown, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Cherrapunji/P.S., IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Dunmurray, ZA	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Canyon Ferry, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Zeehan Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1938	Guthrie 5S, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	21 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1938. 1938 had 224 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	176
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1