Weather Records on 29 January 1968

806 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1968. Highest significance: De Sabla, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1968

On 29 January 1968, 806 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 784 daily.
De Sabla set an all-time record daily snowfall of 114.3 cm (45.0 in) on 29 January 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

806 stations

806 station records on 29 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Sabla	United States	Record daily snowfall	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pindar Challymenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falcondale - Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Knob	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

806 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 313, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 29 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	313
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 29 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1968

Top 20 records on 29 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1968	De Sabla, US	all-time snowfall	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	61 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 January 1968	Chester, US	all-time snowfall	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	11 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1968	Calistoga, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1968	Pindar Challymenda, AU	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	White Rock, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Atoka, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Mineral, US	daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Smithville, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Fernie, CA	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Falcondale - Edeowie, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	McCloud, US	daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Arukutty, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Lakeport, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Chester, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Oakley, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Everett, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1968	Happy Camp Rs, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	40 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 806 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	651
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1