Weather Records on 29 January 1957

820 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1957. Highest significance: Springvale, AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1957

On 29 January 1957, 820 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 792 daily.
Springvale set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 29 January 1957.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

820 stations

820 station records on 29 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

820 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 29 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 29 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 24, daily 792.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

657 broken records

Margins by which the 657 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1957

Top 20 records on 29 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1957	Springvale, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1957	Bluefield 2 NW, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1957	Fauquier, CA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Mendota, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Richland, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Likatlong, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Marion, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Potchefstroom Agr., ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Kingsport, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Buenos Aires Observ, AR	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	North End, ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Sparta 1 W, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Duchess Hotel, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1957	Virden, CA	monthly low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	36 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 820 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 20	600
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2