Weather Records on 29 January 1951

1,125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1951. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 29 January 1951

On 29 January 1951, 1,125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 923 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,091 daily.
Bologna set a daily record precipitation of 29.4 mm (1.2 in) on 29 January 1951.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,125 stations

1,125 station records on 29 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Obsidian 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,125 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 559, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 364, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 29 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	559
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	364
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 29 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 21, daily 1,091.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

950 broken records

Margins by which the 950 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1951

Top 20 records on 29 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1951	Bologna, IT	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	135 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Southampton, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Crested Butte, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Rifle, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Murphys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Collegeville St John's, US	all-time low max	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Fraser, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Evanston 1 E, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Wynnum Railway Station, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Hoxie, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Superior, US	all-time low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Fraser, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Stanley Wwtp, US	all-time low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1951	Jefferson, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1951	Julesburg, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1951	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	all-time low max	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1951	Goliad, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1951	Snowville, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	55 years	33 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 1,125 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 25	905
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1