Weather Records on 29 January 2016

864 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2016. Highest significance: Hillwood (Hillwoodville), AU.

Key Facts for 29 January 2016

On 29 January 2016, 864 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 821 daily.
Hillwood (Hillwoodville) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 29 January 2016.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

864 stations

864 station records on 29 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Sandspit River (Ringrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cressy Research Station (Main	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Epping Forest (Forton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Garze	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hopen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek (Somer Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weetah (Weetah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parkham (Avenue Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airpor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunorlan (Sharmans Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perth (Forestry Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley (Siding)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forthside Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huonville (Tutton Avenue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mauriceton (Jordan River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Hope Valley Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dismal Swamp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Birralee Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teniente Alejandro Velasco As	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

864 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 400, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 29 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	400
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 29 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 38, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2016

Top 20 records on 29 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2016	Hillwood (Hillwoodville), AU	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2016	Sandspit River (Ringrove), AU	all-time rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2016	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2016	Selbourne (Kirnbrae), AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2016	Cressy Research Station (Main, AU	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2016	Epping Forest (Forton), AU	monthly rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2016	Miena Dam, AU	monthly rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2016	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2016	Garze, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2016	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2016	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2016	Hopen, NO	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2016	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2016	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2016	Hitoyoshi, JP	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2016	Western Creek (Somer Hill), AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2016	Weetah (Weetah Road), AU	daily rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2016	Parkham (Avenue Road), AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2016	Ouse (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2016	Ellendale Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	51 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 864 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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	746
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1