Weather Records on 29 January 1958

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1958. Highest significance: Weribone, AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1958

On 29 January 1958, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 818 daily.
Weribone set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.3 mm (5.1 in) on 29 January 1958.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 29 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beauchamp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wongwie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kotaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 593, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 29 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	593
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 29 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 818.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

716 broken records

Margins by which the 716 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1958

Top 20 records on 29 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1958	Weribone, AU	monthly rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1958	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1958	Kunghari, IN	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1958	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1958	Booleroo Centre (Willowie), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Sea Lake (Marston Downs), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Reedy Creek Station, AU	all-time rain	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Tottenham (Woodlands 1), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Bassett Downs, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Tullamore (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Beauchamp, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Kanas, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Wychitella South, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Cowra Ag Research Station, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Weetaliba (Weetalabah), AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Victoria Downs, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Cessnock Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Pooncarie (Moorara), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1958	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	47 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 834 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	581
20 to 40	100
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1