Weather Records on 29 January 2020

425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2020. Highest significance: Tokyo, JP.

Key Facts for 29 January 2020

On 29 January 2020, 425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 411 daily.
Tokyo set a daily record precipitation of 71.4 mm (2.8 in) on 29 January 2020.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

425 stations

425 station records on 29 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ofunato	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chiba	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.0 mm (8.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliff Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.6 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bergsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tateyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.6 mm (8.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quickborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Constantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robin Hood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osawatomie	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

425 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 29 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 29 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2020

Top 20 records on 29 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2020	Tokyo, JP	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2020	Nikko, JP	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2020	Mito, JP	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2020	Ofunato, JP	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2020	Utsunomiya, JP	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2020	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	113 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2020	Wakamatsu, JP	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2020	Chiba, JP	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2020	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	227.0 mm (8.9 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2020	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2020	Kumagaya, JP	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2020	Canobie, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2020	Sendai, JP	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2020	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2020	Mutsu, JP	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2020	Chichibu, JP	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2020	Chandler, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2020	White Cliff Point, AU	daily rain	175.6 mm (6.9 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2020	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2020	Miyako, JP	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	45 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2020. 2020 had 425 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	313
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2