Weather Records on 29 January 2012

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2012. Highest significance: Cunnamulla Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 2012

On 29 January 2012, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 590 daily.
Cunnamulla Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 91.2 mm (3.6 in) on 29 January 2012.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 29 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Ny-Alesund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cheepie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cardbeign	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tamesi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Stonehaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aviemore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freitag	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Herman	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soyatitan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Tajo -Tunel Viejo-	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Tlaixpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kajlastuj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 29 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 29 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 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 2012

Top 20 records on 29 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2012	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2012	Ny-Alesund, NO	all-time rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2012	Seeley Lake Rs, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2012	Springsure Comet St, AU	all-time rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Cheepie Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	120 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	117 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Coalville, US	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Beechal, AU	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Mount Ive, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Quilpie Airport, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Atoyac, MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Wirrabara Forest, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Eromanga - Webber St, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Presa Guadalupe, MX	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Coalville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Cardbeign, AU	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	44 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 604 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	884
2019	395
2020	425
2021	849
2022	612
2023	1,182
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	486
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	2