Weather Records on 29 January 1961

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1961. Highest significance: Kolaras, IN.

Key Facts for 29 January 1961

On 29 January 1961, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 577 daily.
Kolaras set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 29 January 1961.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 29 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadra	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barwasagar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chechat	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlgren Weapons Lab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrol	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drummond FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 29 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 29 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1961

Top 20 records on 29 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1961	Kolaras, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1961	Lalitpur, IN	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1961	Eastbourne, GB	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Bhadra, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Kerkwerve, NL	monthly rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	41.6 C (106.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Melle, DE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Poughkeepsie, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Shahabad, IN	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Barwasagar, IN	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Muenster, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Datia, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1961	Kishanganj, IN	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	41 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1961. 1961 had 599 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 100	495
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1