Weather Records on 29 January 1987

1,142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1987. Highest significance: Halmstad, SE.

Key Facts for 29 January 1987

On 29 January 1987, 1,142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 389 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,108 daily.
Halmstad set a daily record low maximum temperature of -12.9 C (8.8 F) on 29 January 1987.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,142 stations

1,142 station records on 29 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philpott Dam 2	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Nova Niagara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sachkhere	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matilde (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,142 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 265, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 148.

Records on 29 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	265
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	148

Records on 29 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 24, daily 1,108.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

935 broken records

Margins by which the 935 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1987

Top 20 records on 29 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1987	Halmstad, SE	daily low max	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	7.9 C (14.2 F)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1987	Crosby, US	all-time snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Staunton Wtp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Highlands, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Grafton, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Philpott Dam 2, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Fergana, UZ	monthly high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	129 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Milford 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Shovi, GE	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Fazenda Nova Niagara, BR	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Sachkhere, GE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Dalecarlia Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1987	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	44 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 1,142 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 50	829
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1