Weather Records on 29 January 2004

1,074 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2004. Highest significance: Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 2004

On 29 January 2004, 1,074 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 378 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,027 daily.
Mathinna (Fingal Road) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 146.4 mm (5.8 in) on 29 January 2004.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,074 stations

1,074 station records on 29 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Broadus	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Temma (Temma Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raystown Lake 2	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skamania Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redpa (Greenes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
East Sassafras (Elphin Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breien	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sibu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Togari (Renison Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Cambock Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yornup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bath	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,074 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 265, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 389, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 29 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	265
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	389
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 29 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 36, daily 1,027.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

850 broken records

Margins by which the 850 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2004

Top 20 records on 29 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2004	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	monthly rain	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 January 2004	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2004	Moina, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2004	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2004	Lorinna, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2004	Broadus, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2004	Temma (Temma Farm), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	Kent City 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	South Forest (Plummers Road), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	German Town, AU	monthly rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	monthly rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	Raystown Lake 2, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	Launceston (Kings Meadows), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	Skamania Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2004	Mayville, US	monthly low max	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	47 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 1,074 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	825
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1