Weather Records on 29 January 1962

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1962. Highest significance: Coolatai (Willunga), AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1962

On 29 January 1962, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 616 daily.
Coolatai (Willunga) set a daily record precipitation of 116.3 mm (4.6 in) on 29 January 1962.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 29 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slave Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koordarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Limbri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 29 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 29 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1962

Top 20 records on 29 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1962	Coolatai (Willunga), AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1962	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Arachu, BR	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Prince Rupert, CA	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Glen Lyn, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Cooralya, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Chatham, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Orono, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Steigen, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Durham, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Weldon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Maytown, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1962	Coonamble (Pier Pier), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 635 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 50	489
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1