Weather Records on 29 January 2003

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2003. Highest significance: Montgomery, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 2003

On 29 January 2003, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 642 daily.
Montgomery set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 29 January 2003.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 29 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Victoria (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoytville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galion Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tula (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dawsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 29 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 29 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2003

Top 20 records on 29 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2003	Montgomery, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2003	Tiffin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Knoxville, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Flandreau, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Blunt, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Santa Rosalia (Dge), MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Zoquitlan, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Kingston, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Albany, AU	daily low max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2003	Watford City, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	1.7 cm (0.7 in)	76 years	37 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2003. 2003 had 657 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	429
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1