Weather Records on 29 January 2000

1,365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2000. Highest significance: Pine Bluff, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 2000

On 29 January 2000, 1,365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,300 daily.
Pine Bluff set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 29 January 2000.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,365 stations

1,365 station records on 29 January 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pine Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wernigerode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Foraker	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stalon_11	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orrbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Porjus	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Vale 5SSE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kyrktasjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vastantrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gutersloh	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Almdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Hersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herford	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oldfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,365 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 537, Heaviest daily snowfall 187, Deepest snow cover 203.

Records on 29 January 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	537
Heaviest daily snowfall	187
Deepest snow cover	203

Records on 29 January 2000 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 52, daily 1,300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,132 broken records

Margins by which the 1,132 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2000

Top 20 records on 29 January 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2000	Pine Bluff, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 January 2000	Fagerheden, SE	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2000	Gallatin 1W, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2000	Peak Hill, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2000	Wernigerode, DE	monthly rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Carthage, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Mauth-Finsterau, DE	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Foraker, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Corning, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Kronach, DE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Pitea, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Galva, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Tahlequah, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Stalon_11, SE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Orrbyn, SE	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Mansfield, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2000	Smithville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	52 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 1,365 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	884
2019	395
2020	425
2021	849
2022	612
2023	1,182
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,075
100 to 200	51
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1