Weather Records on 29 January 1996

808 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1996. Highest significance: Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES.

Key Facts for 29 January 1996

On 29 January 1996, 808 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 763 daily.
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 29 January 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

808 stations

808 station records on 29 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hancock Houghton Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 21 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koolatah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belknap Springs 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Terrero (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isabella 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paulina	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

808 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 107, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 29 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	107
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 29 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 36, daily 763.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

605 broken records

Margins by which the 605 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1996

Top 20 records on 29 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1996	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1996	Hancock Houghton Co AP, US	daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Leeds, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Wood, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Blue Earth, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Newton, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Cody, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Stevensville, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Anaconda, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Olga 2 SE, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Perry, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Two Harbors, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Heart Mtn, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Minnesota City Dam 5, US	all-time snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Big Falls Hydro, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1996	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	40 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1996. 1996 had 808 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 1996-01-29: 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	528
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2