Weather Records on 29 January 1971

1,200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1971. Highest significance: Denman (Palace Street), AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1971

On 29 January 1971, 1,200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
481 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,167 daily.
Denman (Palace Street) set a daily record precipitation of 93.7 mm (3.7 in) on 29 January 1971.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,200 stations

1,200 station records on 29 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Red Deer	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yannergee (Dobroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Puako 95.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malakwa Eagle R Hatchery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,200 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 330, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 447, Heaviest daily snowfall 147, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 29 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	330
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	447
Heaviest daily snowfall	147
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 29 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 28, daily 1,167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

989 broken records

Margins by which the 989 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1971

Top 20 records on 29 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1971	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1971	Paia 406, US	all-time rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1971	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1971	Wattle Flat General Store, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1971	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1971	South Springfield (South Sprin, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1971	Red Deer, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1971	Valemount, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1971	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1971	Kaslo, CA	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1971	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1971	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1971	Weeaproinah, AU	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1971	Chapple Vale, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1971	Three Hills, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1971	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1971	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1971	Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1971	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1971	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	51 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1971. 1971 had 1,200 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	922
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	3