Weather Records on 29 January 1998

675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1998. Highest significance: Bau, BR.

Key Facts for 29 January 1998

On 29 January 1998, 675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 660 daily.
Bau set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 29 January 1998.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

675 stations

675 station records on 29 January 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.6 mm (6.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tipperary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eksun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Joaquim Justino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mtn 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gravatt Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ringuinea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuyura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Leinster	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marodian Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peranga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dora Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Unalakleet Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalinga Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woolooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talmoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kia Ora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Tiradentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmela Dos Coelhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

675 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 29 January 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 29 January 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 1998

Top 20 records on 29 January 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1998	Bau, BR	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1998	Daly River Mission, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	101 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1998	Theebine, AU	daily rain	173.6 mm (6.8 in)	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1998	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1998	Valencia, ES	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Bauple, AU	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Tipperary, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Valencia/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Ft Bayard 4W, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Flat Top, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Eksun Downs, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Ponte Joaquim Justino, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Black Mtn 2 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Mount Gravatt Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1998	Ringuinea, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1998. 1998 had 675 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 20	445
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	5
140 to 160	3