Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 29, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature: 63 degrees (2013) Low temperature: Minus 16 degrees (1966) Precipitation: 1.33 inches (2013) Snowfall: 5.3 inches (1909) 1856: William Rand cofounded what …..