Weather Records on 29 January 1989

1,420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1989. Highest significance: Grantham, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 January 1989

On 29 January 1989, 1,420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
772 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,389 daily.
Grantham set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 29 January 1989.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,420 stations

1,420 station records on 29 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bellavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cypherfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pikapene Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hegra II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,420 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 400, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 372, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 461, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 29 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	400
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	372
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	461
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 29 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 22, daily 1,389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,191 broken records

Margins by which the 1,191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1989

Top 20 records on 29 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1989	Grantham, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1989	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1989	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1989	Tafjord, NO	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1989	Sterling, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Akron 4 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Palacios Muni AP, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Columbus, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Seward AP, US	all-time low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Geilo, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Brohovo, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Vaernes, NO	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Noblesfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Bellavista, MX	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Norddal, NO	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Mc Cook, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	47 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1989. 1989 had 1,420 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	1,162
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1