Weather Records on 29 January 1944

423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1944. Highest significance: Mokakchung, IN.

Key Facts for 29 January 1944

On 29 January 1944, 423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 411 daily.
Mokakchung set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.6 mm (5.3 in) on 29 January 1944.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

423 stations

423 station records on 29 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitsett 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kesiary Kaltikri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

423 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 29 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 29 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1944

Top 20 records on 29 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1944	Mokakchung, IN	monthly rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1944	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1944	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1944	Mt Howitt, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1944	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1944	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1944	Wokha, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1944	Naubatpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1944	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1944	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1944	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1944	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1944	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1944	South Grafton Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1944	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1944	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	monthly high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1944	Whitsett 3 SW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1944	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1944	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1944	Alstonville Post Office, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	30 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 423 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	313
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1