Weather Records on 29 January 1999

1,553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 1999. Highest significance: Menard, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 1999

On 29 January 1999, 1,553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
505 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 1,457 daily.
Menard set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 29 January 1999.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,553 stations

1,553 station records on 29 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.4 mm (9.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.8 mm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Robson	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvesta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aratula Elizabeth St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Range View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,553 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 669, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 29 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	669
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 29 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 84, daily 1,457.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,315 broken records

Margins by which the 1,315 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 1999

Top 20 records on 29 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1999	Menard, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 January 1999	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	93 years	76 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Narooma Rvcp, AU	all-time rain	242.4 mm (9.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Logansport, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Corsicana, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Stamford 1, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Wellington, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Crowell, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Eagle Farm Racecourse, AU	daily rain	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Hammon 3 SSW, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Dumas, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Frederick, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Bodalla Post Office, AU	monthly rain	228.8 mm (9.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Carthage, US	monthly rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Higgins, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 1999	Natchitoches, US	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	58 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1999. 1999 had 1,553 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 1999-01-29: 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	1,209
50 to 100	74
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2