Weather Records on 29 January 1942

451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1942. Highest significance: Bullara, AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1942

On 29 January 1942, 451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 431 daily.
Bullara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 29 January 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

451 stations

451 station records on 29 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnalpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morgans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanowna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawlers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Sir Samuel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yandeearra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nimingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

451 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1942

Top 20 records on 29 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1942	Bullara, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1942	Abydos Woodstock, AU	monthly rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Menzies, AU	all-time rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Kurnalpi, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	White Well, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Cue, AU	all-time rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Kookynie, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Leonora, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Mount Morgans, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Limon 10 SSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Port Hedland Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Bamboo Springs, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Bulong, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Mundubbera, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Somerset, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1942	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	46 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 451 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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Data for records on 1942-01-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	323
25 to 50	45
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1