Weather Records on 29 January 2026

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 January 2026. Highest significance: Georgetown, US.

Key Facts for 29 January 2026

On 29 January 2026, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 398 daily.
Georgetown set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 29 January 2026.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 29 January 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 January 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keiser	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grandview	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 6SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Andamooka	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	50.0 C (122.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beltzville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfield 2N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kiel-Holtenau	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balhash	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rota NAS	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Mo	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emsworth L/D Ohio Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ames Plantation	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	48.5 C (119.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leigh Creek Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	48.2 C (118.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huade	China	Record high minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Granada/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Mo	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.2 C (106.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qinzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston Pwr STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 29 January 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 131.

Records on 29 January 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	131

Records on 29 January 2026 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 1, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 January 2026

Top 20 records on 29 January 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2026	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2026	Dennison Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Keiser, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Omaha, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Sheridan, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Huili, CN	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Grandview, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Casey, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	126 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Eyre, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Conway, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Danville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Brownsville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Gustavus, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Jasper, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Clay City 6SSE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Hillsboro, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Andamooka, AU	all-time high max	50.0 C (122.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2026	Sirte, LY	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	38 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2026. 2026 had 402 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	258
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2