Weather Records on 29 January 1975

1,300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1975. Highest significance: Petoskey, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1975

On 29 January 1975, 1,300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
634 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,264 daily.
Petoskey set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 29 January 1975.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,300 stations

1,300 station records on 29 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hovaling	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vandergrift	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haines Junction	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrolltown 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sete Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,300 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 404, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 429, Heaviest daily snowfall 150, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 29 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	404
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	150
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 29 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 1,264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,054 broken records

Margins by which the 1,054 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1975

Top 20 records on 29 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1975	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1975	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Kenton, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Uloa, ZA	monthly rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos), ZA	daily rain	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Riverview, ZA	monthly rain	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Tshatsheni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Amatikulu(Mill), ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Eldorado, BR	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Hovaling, TJ	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Long Prairie, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Milaca, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Ashley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Sackville, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1975	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	98 years	46 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1975. 1975 had 1,300 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 January 1975
Margin	Records
0 to 50	978
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1