Weather Records on 29 January 1979

1,587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1979. Highest significance: Merriman, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1979

On 29 January 1979, 1,587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 438 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 41 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,467 daily.
Merriman set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 29 January 1979.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,587 stations

1,587 station records on 29 January 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hollow	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerhaven	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,587 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 210, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 539.

Records on 29 January 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	210
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	539

Records on 29 January 1979 by timescale: all-time 41, monthly 79, daily 1,467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,239 broken records

Margins by which the 1,239 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1092.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1979

Top 20 records on 29 January 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1979	Merriman, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1979	Walnut 4S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1979	Richland, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1979	Galva, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1979	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1979	Dulce, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1979	Zonia Downs, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Lebo, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Centralia, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Hollow, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Geneva, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Payette, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Eskridge, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Minneapolis, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Milan, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Lake Maloya, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1979	Los Alamos, US	monthly snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	53 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1979. 1979 had 1,587 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 200	1,159
200 to 400	71
400 to 600	7
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1