Weather Records on 29 January 1991

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1991. Highest significance: Old Halls Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 1991

On 29 January 1991, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 623 daily.
Old Halls Creek set a daily record precipitation of 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 29 January 1991.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 29 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saudades	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajamanu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Funchal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mococa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carmo Do Paranaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moreli (Parada Moreli)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose da Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itaiquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Douglasville 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Escuro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 29 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 29 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1991

Top 20 records on 29 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1991	Old Halls Creek, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Halls Creek Airport, AU	daily rain	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Alice Downs, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Saudades, BR	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Mexico, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily high max	34.2 C (93.6 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Franca, BR	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Elsberry 1 S, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Live Oak, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1991	Sandfontein (Irr), ZA	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	42 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1991. 1991 had 636 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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Data for records on 1991-01-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	468
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1