Weather Records on 29 January 1982

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1982. Highest significance: Wichita Mtn Wr, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1982

On 29 January 1982, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 634 daily.
Wichita Mtn Wr set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 29 January 1982.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 29 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sibley	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kohlgrub (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grande Prairie A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murrhardt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheenboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tagtabazar	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hominy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prince George A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Grove Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 124.

Records on 29 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	124

Records on 29 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 28, daily 634.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1982

Top 20 records on 29 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1982	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1982	Sibley, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Silverton, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Paris 5 S, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Zugspitze, DE	monthly rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Macomb, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Alta Vista, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Munsingen-Apfelstetten, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Bad Kohlgrub (A), DE	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Grande Prairie A, CA	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Madison, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Quincy Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Murrhardt, DE	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Washington Is, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Charleston, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1982	Kirksville, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1982. 1982 had 667 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	884
2019	395
2020	425
2021	849
2022	612
2023	1,182
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	531
100 to 200	30
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1