Weather Records on 29 January 1985

551 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1985. Highest significance: Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd), BR.

Key Facts for 29 January 1985

On 29 January 1985, 551 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 530 daily.
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 150.0 mm (5.9 in) on 29 January 1985.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

551 stations

551 station records on 29 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Lock 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Takle	Norway	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wolcott 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pendroy 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Leopoldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ethridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independence 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Cua	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ia?U	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea Point 1133	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

551 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 29 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 29 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1985

Top 20 records on 29 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1985	Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd), BR	all-time rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Elkin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Newport 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Salem, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Parker, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Frankfort Lock 19, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Donegal 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Rougemont, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Knoxville AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Gogo Station, AU	monthly rain	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Gatlinburg 2 SW, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Ft Valley, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Crow Agency, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Pedernal 9 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1985	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1985. 1985 had 551 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	424
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2