Weather Records on 29 January 2009

980 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2009. Highest significance: Northfield, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 2009

On 29 January 2009, 980 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
476 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 926 daily.
Northfield set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 29 January 2009.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

980 stations

980 station records on 29 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.4 mm (7.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville-Stowe State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Afyon	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glencliff 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.3 C (111.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scoresby Research Institute	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Los Toros	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

980 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 288, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 131, Deepest snow cover 94.

Records on 29 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	288
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	131
Deepest snow cover	94

Records on 29 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 38, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

794 broken records

Margins by which the 794 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2009

Top 20 records on 29 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2009	Northfield, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2009	Quairading, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2009	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	188.4 mm (7.4 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Upper Sandusky, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	114 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Warren 3 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Eastport, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Norseman, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Eddystone Point, AU	daily high max	35.1 C (95.2 F)	7.9 C (14.2 F)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	114 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Baldwinsville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Underwood, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Morrisville-Stowe State AP, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Casey, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Rutland, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Afyon, TR	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2009	Cross City 1 E, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2009. 2009 had 980 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 50	696
50 to 100	60
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1