Weather Records on 29 January 1949

1,097 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1949. Highest significance: Hartington, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1949

On 29 January 1949, 1,097 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 821 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,077 daily.
Hartington set a daily record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 29 January 1949.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,097 stations

1,097 station records on 29 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hazelton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,097 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 461, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 360, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 29 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	461
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	360
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 29 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 13, daily 1,077.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

936 broken records

Margins by which the 936 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1949

Top 20 records on 29 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1949	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1949	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1949	Vernon, CA	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1949	Botataboomen, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1949	Iola, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1949	Toolebuc, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1949	Quesnel, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1949	Kuturi, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1949	Bisbee, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1949	Lalganj, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1949	Trompsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1949	Sao Goncalo, BR	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1949	Rietfontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1949	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1949	Kyneton Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1949	El Dorado, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1949	Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1949	Cuyamaca, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1949	Larned, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	31 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 1,097 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	910
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1