Weather Records on 29 January 1954

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1954. Highest significance: Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1954

On 29 January 1954, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 718 daily.
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park) set a daily record precipitation of 107.7 mm (4.2 in) on 29 January 1954.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 29 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Omeo Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Uardry (Oolambeyan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa (Ringwood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elamang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 536, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	536
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

688 broken records

Margins by which the 688 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1954

Top 20 records on 29 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1954	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1954	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1954	Ballan, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1954	Omeo Valley, AU	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1954	Maffra Shire Hall, AU	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1954	Jerilderie (Pooginook), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Uardry (Oolambeyan), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Romsey, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Urana (Cocketgedong), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Conargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Steam Plains 2, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1954	Yarroweyah, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	57 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 755 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	683
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1