Weather Records on 29 January 2005

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2005. Highest significance: Susendal, NO.

Key Facts for 29 January 2005

On 29 January 2005, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,013 daily.
Susendal set a daily record precipitation of 40.2 mm (1.6 in) on 29 January 2005.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 29 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bernardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Annaba	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orienta 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cassoday 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bet Dagan	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 29 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 29 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 1,013.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

821 broken records

Margins by which the 821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2005

Top 20 records on 29 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2005	Susendal, NO	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	98 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2005	Bernardo, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2005	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2005	El Reno 1 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Helena 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Alva 1W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Jemez Springs, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Cuero, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Brockton, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Brookville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Steffenville, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Great Salt Plains Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Abilene, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Guthrie 5S, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2005	Atlanta, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	43 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 1,042 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	798
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1