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Weather Records on 29 January 1959

464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1959. Highest significance: Rohtak, IN.

Key Facts for 29 January 1959

  • On 29 January 1959, 464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 54 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 415 daily.
  • Rohtak set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 29 January 1959.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

464 stations
Weather records on 29 January 1959 464 station records on 29 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
464 station records on 29 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
RohtakIndiaRecord daily precipitation97.0 mm (3.8 in)67 of 100 (Major)
ItaharIndiaRecord daily precipitation80.0 mm (3.1 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
KharagpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation48.9 mm (1.9 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
VaranasiIndiaRecord daily precipitation87.6 mm (3.4 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
ManoharpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation72.1 mm (2.8 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)MexicoRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
BelsandIndiaRecord daily precipitation96.5 mm (3.8 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
HasanganjIndiaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
KatraIndiaRecord daily precipitation60.7 mm (2.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
ChunarIndiaRecord daily precipitation52.6 mm (2.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
ChandauliIndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
SafipurIndiaRecord daily precipitation38.3 mm (1.5 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
HansiIndiaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
ZamanaIndiaRecord daily precipitation57.1 mm (2.2 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
BikramIndiaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
SoraonIndiaRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
BuxaIndiaRecord daily precipitation88.9 mm (3.5 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
HaldenNorwayRecord snow depth58.0 cm (22.8 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
BassawanIndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
AliganjIndiaRecord daily precipitation43.9 mm (1.7 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
RaiganjIndiaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohania(Mahania)IndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
PannaIndiaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Sikandra RaoIndiaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
HandiaIndiaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
ChhibramauIndiaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
RoseraIndiaRecord daily precipitation72.4 mm (2.9 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
BhagalpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
SultanganjIndiaRecord daily precipitation60.5 mm (2.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
BuxarIndiaRecord daily precipitation50.0 mm (2.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi SadarIndiaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
KuakheraIndiaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
SingimariIndiaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
GogriIndiaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
EtawahIndiaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
BidhunaIndiaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
GhazipurIndiaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
BilhaurIndiaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
MirzapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation91.4 mm (3.6 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
SirathuIndiaRecord daily precipitation49.0 mm (1.9 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
KarwiIndiaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
SandilaIndiaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Baghpat SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
MuhammdiIndiaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt AyrUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Allahabad ChailkIndiaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
KaimganjIndiaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
BilgramIndiaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
PawayanIndiaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.9 mm (3.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
MonghyrIndiaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
BegusaraiIndiaRecord daily precipitation40.3 mm (1.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
AsthawanIndiaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
MahasamundIndiaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Patiala ObsyIndiaRecord daily precipitation37.0 mm (1.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Saidpur BhitariIndiaRecord daily precipitation43.9 mm (1.7 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
MainpuriIndiaRecord daily precipitation25.2 mm (1.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
NakurIndiaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

464 records
Records on 29 January 1959 by type Records set or tied on 29 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 357, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 11. 0100200300400Highest daily maximum: 20Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 34Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 357Heaviest daily snowfall: 37Deepest snow cover: 11Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 357, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 11.
Records on 29 January 1959 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum20
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum34
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall357
Heaviest daily snowfall37
Deepest snow cover11
Records on 29 January 1959 by timescale Records on 29 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 415. 0200400600all-time: 1monthly: 48daily: 415all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 415.
Records on 29 January 1959 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly48
daily415

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 January 1959 Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted. 01002003004000 to 50: 39450 to 100: 8100 to 150: 2150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 0250 to 300: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300
Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 January 1959
MarginRecords
0 to 50394
50 to 1008
100 to 1502
150 to 2000
200 to 2500
250 to 3001

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1959
Top 20 records on 29 January 1959 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 January 1959Rohtak, INmonthly rain97.0 mm (3.8 in)62.7 mm (2.5 in)40 years67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1959Itahar, INmonthly rain80.0 mm (3.1 in)46.0 mm (1.8 in)15 years59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Kharagpur, INdaily rain48.9 mm (1.9 in)38.7 mm (1.5 in)52 years56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Varanasi, INmonthly rain87.6 mm (3.4 in)32.7 mm (1.3 in)17 years56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Manoharpur, INmonthly rain72.1 mm (2.8 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)58 years55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Camargo (Smn), MXmonthly rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)24.2 mm (1.0 in)1 year55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Belsand, INmonthly rain96.5 mm (3.8 in)42.6 mm (1.7 in)0 years54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Hasanganj, INdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)31.8 mm (1.3 in)24 years52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Katra, INdaily rain60.7 mm (2.4 in)48.0 mm (1.9 in)24 years51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Chunar, INdaily rain52.6 mm (2.1 in)37.6 mm (1.5 in)40 years51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Chandauli, INmonthly rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)58 years51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Safipur, INdaily rain38.3 mm (1.5 in)28.1 mm (1.1 in)24 years50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Hansi, INdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)26.6 mm (1.0 in)40 years48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Zamana, INmonthly rain57.1 mm (2.2 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)30 years46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Bikram, INmonthly rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)58 years45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Soraon, INdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)24 years45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Buxa, INdaily rain88.9 mm (3.5 in)80.8 mm (3.2 in)3 years45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Halden, NOdaily snow depth58.0 cm (22.8 in)26.0 cm (10.2 in)52 years45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Bassawan, INmonthly rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)30 years44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1959Aliganj, INdaily rain43.9 mm (1.7 in)33.0 mm (1.3 in)24 years44 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 1959
Records on 01-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 464 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11801: 11804: 11830: 21831: 11834: 11839: 11843: 11854: 11857: 11858: 21865: 11867: 21868: 11869: 21872: 21873: 31875: 11877: 21883: 21885: 21886: 21887: 31888: 21890: 11891: 21892: 21893: 31894: 21895: 71896: 31897: 31898: 101899: 41900: 91901: 51902: 71903: 201904: 61905: 151906: 171907: 91908: 161909: 141910: 571911: 221912: 281913: 401914: 571915: 411916: 2861917: 451918: 1341919: 301920: 571921: 481922: 471923: 661924: 1551925: 2371926: 1701927: 2031928: 1161929: 2221930: 1161931: 3971932: 3381933: 1261934: 5361935: 4551936: 5361937: 1961938: 2241939: 2231940: 3861941: 3571942: 4511943: 3301944: 4231945: 2861946: 1811947: 1,1541948: 6971949: 1,0971950: 7681951: 1,1251952: 2391953: 5541954: 7551955: 4761956: 6421957: 8201958: 8341959: 4641960: 4411961: 5991962: 6351963: 1,1311964: 1431965: 6961966: 2,0211967: 7311968: 8061969: 1,2011970: 6111971: 1,2001972: 2961973: 6761974: 1,1951975: 1,3001976: 5701977: 1,0471978: 7381979: 1,5871980: 7911981: 5151982: 6671983: 1,2001984: 6891985: 5511986: 8311987: 1,1421988: 8291989: 1,4201990: 1,2181991: 6361992: 1,2931993: 7481994: 1,0101995: 1,1701996: 8081997: 8031998: 6751999: 1,5532000: 1,3652001: 1,1982002: 2,2672003: 6572004: 1,0742005: 1,0422006: 1,6002007: 7392008: 1,0262009: 9802010: 1,0142011: 5192012: 6042013: 1,9042014: 1,8162015: 7002016: 8642017: 3902018: 8832019: 3952020: 4252021: 8492022: 6122023: 1,1832024: 1,8862025: 7412026: 4021796187519001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 464 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-29 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18011
18041
18302
18311
18341
18391
18431
18541
18571
18582
18651
18672
18681
18692
18722
18733
18751
18772
18832
18852
18862
18873
18882
18901
18912
18922
18933
18942
18957
18963
18973
189810
18994
19009
19015
19027
190320
19046
190515
190617
19079
190816
190914
191057
191122
191228
191340
191457
191541
1916286
191745
1918134
191930
192057
192148
192247
192366
1924155
1925237
1926170
1927203
1928116
1929222
1930116
1931397
1932338
1933126
1934536
1935455
1936536
1937196
1938224
1939223
1940386
1941357
1942451
1943330
1944423
1945286
1946181
19471,154
1948697
19491,097
1950768
19511,125
1952239
1953554
1954755
1955476
1956642
1957820
1958834
1959464
1960441
1961599
1962635
19631,131
1964143
1965696
19662,021
1967731
1968806
19691,201
1970611
19711,200
1972296
1973676
19741,195
19751,300
1976570
19771,047
1978738
19791,587
1980791
1981515
1982667
19831,200
1984689
1985551
1986831
19871,142
1988829
19891,420
19901,218
1991636
19921,293
1993748
19941,010
19951,170
1996808
1997803
1998675
19991,553
20001,365
20011,198
20022,267
2003657
20041,074
20051,042
20061,600
2007739
20081,026
2009980
20101,014
2011519
2012604
20131,904
20141,816
2015700
2016864
2017390
2018883
2019395
2020425
2021849
2022612
20231,183
20241,886
2025741
2026402

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).