Weather Records on 29 January 1941

357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1941. Highest significance: Nerang Gilston Rd, AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1941

On 29 January 1941, 357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 350 daily.
Nerang Gilston Rd set a daily record precipitation of 136.9 mm (5.4 in) on 29 January 1941.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

357 stations

357 station records on 29 January 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deogarh (Bamra)	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

357 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 29 January 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 29 January 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1941

Top 20 records on 29 January 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1941	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Bhadrak, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Dharmasala, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Bilaspur, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Baripada, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Basudevpur (Eram), IN	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Deogarh (Bamra), IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Sakti, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Taringa, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Alderley, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1941	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	35 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1941. 1941 had 357 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 100	317
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1