Weather Records on 29 January 1955

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1955. Highest significance: French Island (McLeod Prison), AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1955

On 29 January 1955, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 468 daily.
French Island (McLeod Prison) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 29 January 1955.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 29 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
French Island (McLeod Prison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tandarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankston 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khosis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 29 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 29 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1955

Top 20 records on 29 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1955	French Island (McLeod Prison), AU	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Tandarra, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Mornington, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Redbank, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Tallyabra, AU	all-time rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Milan, IT	daily high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	158 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Bridport Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Dug (Dag), IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Elmore, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Shelford, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1955	Frankston 1, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	37 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 476 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 10	313
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1