Weather Records on 29 January 1976

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1976. Highest significance: Piacaguera (Efsj), BR.

Key Facts for 29 January 1976

On 29 January 1976, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 542 daily.
Piacaguera (Efsj) set a daily record precipitation of 251.1 mm (9.9 in) on 29 January 1976.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 29 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Piacaguera (Efsj)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	251.1 mm (9.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juquitiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	159.9 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Rio Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	349.3 mm (13.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Alta 1	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	279.2 mm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itapecerica da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	221.0 cm (87.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	168.0 cm (66.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	212.0 cm (83.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	207.0 cm (81.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record snow depth	191.0 cm (75.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	142.0 cm (55.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 29 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 29 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 20, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 690.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1976

Top 20 records on 29 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1976	Piacaguera (Efsj), BR	daily rain	251.1 mm (9.9 in)	205.4 mm (8.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Prairie Post Office, AU	monthly rain	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Woodbine Station, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Santo Amaro, BR	all-time rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Pedro Beicht, BR	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Juquitiba, BR	daily rain	159.9 mm (6.3 in)	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Tafjord, NO	daily snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Usina Rio Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	349.3 mm (13.8 in)	287.1 mm (11.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Landsborough Downs, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Ponte Alta 1, BR	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra), BR	all-time rain	279.2 mm (11.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Holmleigh, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Merlin Station, AU	all-time rain	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	The Valley, AU	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1976	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	36 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1976. 1976 had 570 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	438
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	2