Weather Records on 29 January 1973

676 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1973. Highest significance: Freehold-Marlboro, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1973

On 29 January 1973, 676 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 655 daily.
Freehold-Marlboro set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 29 January 1973.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

676 stations

676 station records on 29 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.6 C (-46.5 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.8 C (-50.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris Plains 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-37.6 C (-35.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Patchogue 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Mill	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

676 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 14, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 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 1973

Top 20 records on 29 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1973	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Plainfield, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Ekaterinburg, RU	all-time low min	-43.6 C (-46.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Mohonk Lake, US	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Mechanicville 2 S, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Bedford Hills, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Newton, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Cromer Golf Club, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Hubbardston, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Amherst, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Pemberton, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Belchertown, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Vernon, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Ringwood, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	Toms River, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1973	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	69 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1973. 1973 had 676 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	564
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1