Weather Records on 29 January 1970

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1970. Highest significance: Gresford Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1970

On 29 January 1970, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 604 daily.
Gresford Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 93.2 mm (3.7 in) on 29 January 1970.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 29 January 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Timasevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca (Imoroti)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.6 C (-46.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dumpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.8 C (-39.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Slavjansk-Na-Kubani	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Victor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reboly	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 29 January 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 29 January 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1970

Top 20 records on 29 January 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1970	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1970	Caetite, BR	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Muscle Creek (Clendinning), AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Timasevskaja, RU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Doctors Creek, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Lorne (Lorne Road), AU	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Salekhard, RU	daily low min	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Boschkloof, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1970	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	35 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1970. 1970 had 611 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 20	448
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1