Weather Records on 29 January 2008

1,026 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2008. Highest significance: Wagner, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 2008

On 29 January 2008, 1,026 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
683 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 999 daily.
Wagner set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 29 January 2008.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,026 stations

1,026 station records on 29 January 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baring	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Prieto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lattakia	Syria	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,026 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 360, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 323, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 29 January 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	360
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	323
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 29 January 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 999.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

774 broken records

Margins by which the 774 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2008

Top 20 records on 29 January 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2008	Wagner, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Marion Forks Fish Hatchery, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Keams Canyon, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Ennis, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Ephraim, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Clinton, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Halfway, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Bishop, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Baring, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Brunswick, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Kirksville, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Cerro Prieto, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Lexington 3E, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Marshall, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2008	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	42 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2008. 2008 had 1,026 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 100	749
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1