Weather Records on 29 January 1997

803 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1997. Highest significance: Tedzhen, TM.

Key Facts for 29 January 1997

On 29 January 1997, 803 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 770 daily.
Tedzhen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 29 January 1997.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

803 stations

803 station records on 29 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tedzhen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tixmehuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
North Star Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenearn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leirfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yallambie (Mount Auban)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coolullah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tia (Rambrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alonnah Area School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fartura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

803 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 103.

Records on 29 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	103

Records on 29 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 18, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 712.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1997

Top 20 records on 29 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1997	Tedzhen, TM	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1997	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1997	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1997	Tixmehuac, MX	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1997	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1997	Perola Park, AU	daily rain	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Peto (Dge), MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Dupree 15 SSE, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1997	North Star Post Office, AU	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	50 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 803 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	619
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1