Weather Records on 29 January 1948

697 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1948. Highest significance: Blue Hill Coop, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1948

On 29 January 1948, 697 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 487 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 662 daily.
Blue Hill Coop set a daily record snow depth of 99.1 cm (39.0 in) on 29 January 1948.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

697 stations

697 station records on 29 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Engle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portal	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niwas	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Engle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

697 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 247, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 240, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 29 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	247
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	240
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 29 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 16, daily 662.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 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 1948

Top 20 records on 29 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1948	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Liberal, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Sagar, IN	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Welgelegen(Middlemnt, ZA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Plains, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Jornada Exp Range, US	all-time low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Engle, US	all-time low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Ft Bayard 4W, US	all-time low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Frederick, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Nogales, US	all-time low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Portal, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Springerville, US	all-time low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Pearl, US	all-time low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Agricultural College, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Bosque del Apache, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Clifton, US	all-time low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1948	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	38 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 697 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	590
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1