Weather Records on 29 January 1972

296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1972. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1972

On 29 January 1972, 296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 294 daily.
Red Lodge set a daily record snow depth of 119.4 cm (47.0 in) on 29 January 1972.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

296 stations

296 station records on 29 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cerradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Oros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ovruch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ukmerge	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

296 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 29 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 29 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

253 broken records

Margins by which the 253 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 1972

Top 20 records on 29 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1972	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1972	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1972	Cerradinho, BR	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Browning, US	all-time snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Mt Alford, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Coimbra, PT	daily low max	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Evergreen, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Danville, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Haxby 18 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Snowtown (Condowie), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Acude Oros, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	daily snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Atyrau, KZ	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Gulnare, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1972	Sequim, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 296 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	249
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1