Weather Records on 29 January 2022

612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2022. Highest significance: Long Branch-Oakhurst, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 2022

On 29 January 2022, 612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 589 daily.
Long Branch-Oakhurst set a daily record snowfall of 29.2 cm (11.5 in) on 29 January 2022.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

612 stations

612 station records on 29 January 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Providence	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Norrveda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba (Landsdowne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby_S	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Archerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Bundyulumblah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meerlieu (Springvale West)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
N Foster 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parainen Uto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tooma (Gravel Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East Tarwin (Mirboo Pastoral C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Molyullah (Killanoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.4 cm (21.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley Park (the Pastures)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jfk Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merrimu Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

612 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 29 January 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 29 January 2022 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 17, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 485.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2022

Top 20 records on 29 January 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2022	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	112 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2022	Newstead, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2022	Providence, US	daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2022	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	104 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2022	Eberys, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2022	Norrveda, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2022	Briagolong, AU	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Tumbarumba (Landsdowne), AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Shepherds Flat, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Norrby_S, SE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Brockton, US	all-time snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Archerton, AU	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Culcairn Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Wanganella (Bundyulumblah), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Laguardia AP, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Meerlieu (Springvale West), AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	Kouvola Anjala, FI	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2022	N Foster 1 E, US	daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	48.5 cm (19.1 in)	26 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2022. 2022 had 612 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	511
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1