Weather Records on 29 January 1969

1,201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1969. Highest significance: Jefferson City Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1969

On 29 January 1969, 1,201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 356 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,158 daily.
Jefferson City Wtp set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 29 January 1969.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,201 stations

1,201 station records on 29 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Andover	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,201 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 478, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 92.

Records on 29 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	478
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	92

Records on 29 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 26, daily 1,158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

991 broken records

Margins by which the 991 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1969

Top 20 records on 29 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1969	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1969	Eldon, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Rogers, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Steelville 2 N, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Riddle, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Salem, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	De Soto, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Hailey 3 WSW, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Montpelier, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Moyale, KE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Grand Meadow, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Versailles, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Independence, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1969	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	43 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 1,201 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	954
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1