Weather Records on 29 January 1960

441 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1960. Highest significance: Ayton, AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1960

On 29 January 1960, 441 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 431 daily.
Ayton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 407.9 mm (16.1 in) on 29 January 1960.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

441 stations

441 station records on 29 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	407.9 mm (16.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ona	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-51.2 C (-60.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

441 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 29 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 29 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1960

Top 20 records on 29 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1960	Ayton, AU	monthly rain	407.9 mm (16.1 in)	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	46 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1960	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Everett, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Aberdeen 20NNE, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Glenora, ZA	monthly rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Dairy Creek, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Ipira (Camisao), BR	all-time rain	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Monroe, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Campestre, BR	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Arcoverde (Rio Branco), BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Curaca, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Ituacu, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1960	Chimacum 4 S, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1960. 1960 had 441 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 25	320
25 to 50	28
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1