Weather Records on 29 January 1940

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1940. Highest significance: Manati 2 E, PR.

Key Facts for 29 January 1940

On 29 January 1940, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 365 daily.
Manati 2 E set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 29 January 1940.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 29 January 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record snow depth	388.6 cm (153.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 29 January 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 29 January 1940 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 15, daily 365.

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 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1940

Top 20 records on 29 January 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1940	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1940	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1940	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	all-time high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1940	Huxley, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1940	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Greifswald, DE	all-time snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Chemnitz, DE	all-time snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Colby, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Greiz-Dolau, DE	all-time snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Rossland City Yard, CA	monthly high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Hvar, HR	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	22 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1940. 1940 had 386 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	313
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1