Weather Records on 29 January 1967

731 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1967. Highest significance: Molteno (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 January 1967

On 29 January 1967, 731 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
354 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 706 daily.
Molteno (Mun) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.0 mm (4.0 in) on 29 January 1967.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

731 stations

731 station records on 29 January 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deongwar State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geham State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee Station Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

731 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 29 January 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 29 January 1967 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 19, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1967

Top 20 records on 29 January 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1967	Molteno (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1967	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1967	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1967	Manor Holme, ZA	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1967	Marshmoor, ZA	monthly rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1967	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1967	Kooline, AU	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Yardley Chase, ZA	all-time rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Wyloo, AU	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Pillar Valley, AU	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	132.5 mm (5.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	The Cedars, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Rooiwal, ZA	monthly rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Groenfontein "Montagu", ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Deongwar State Forest, AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Mafeteng, LS	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	46 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1967. 1967 had 731 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	561
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1