Weather Records on 29 January 1966

2,021 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1966. Highest significance: University, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1966

On 29 January 1966, 2,021 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 1,446 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,942 daily.
University set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 29 January 1966.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 29 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
University	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,021 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 820, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 626, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 143, Deepest snow cover 119.

Records on 29 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	820
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	626
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	143
Deepest snow cover	119

Records on 29 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 49, daily 1,942.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,707 broken records

Margins by which the 1,707 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1966

Top 20 records on 29 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1966	University, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1966	Kotagiri, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1966	Guntersville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1966	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1966	Marion, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1966	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1966	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1966	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1966	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1966	Orebro, SE	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1966	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1966	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1966	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1966	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1966	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1966	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1966	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1966	Siljansfors, SE	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1966	Narva, EE	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1966	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1966. 1966 had 2,021 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	1,586
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1