Weather Records on 29 January 2006

1,600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2006. Highest significance: Aledo, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 2006

On 29 January 2006, 1,600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
791 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,574 daily.
Aledo set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 29 January 2006.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,600 stations

1,600 station records on 29 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Atkinson Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
W Allis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uw Arboretum - Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mead 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toulon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,600 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 576, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 538, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 29 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	576
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	538
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 29 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 1,574.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,365 broken records

Margins by which the 1,365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2006

Top 20 records on 29 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2006	Aledo, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Perpignan, FR	monthly rain	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Wapello, US	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Rock Is L&D 15, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	117 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Hallett (Lorraine), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Kewaunee, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2006	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2006	Ft Atkinson Wwtp, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2006	Washington Is, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2006	Beloit, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2006	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	57 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2006. 2006 had 1,600 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 2026-10-17 (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 25	1,320
25 to 50	28
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1