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Weather Records on 29 October 1901

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1901. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 29 October 1901

  • On 29 October 1901, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record high maximum temperature of 35.0 C (95.0 F) on 29 October 1901.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 29 October 1901 7 station records on 29 October 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 29 October 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 October 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 29 October 1901 by type Records set or tied on 29 October 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0123Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 October 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 29 October 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 October 1901 by timescale Records on 29 October 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 October 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 29 October 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 October 1901 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.0. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 01 to 2: 12 to 3: 23 to 4: 24 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 October 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 10
1 to 21
2 to 32
3 to 42
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1901
Top 7 records on 29 October 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 October 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years24 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1901Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max12.1 C (53.8 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)37 years22 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1901Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1901Madison Wb City, USdaily high max22.8 C (73.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)9 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1901Concord, USdaily low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1901Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1901Albury, AUdaily rain (Tie)21.3 mm (0.8 in)tie39 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1837 to 1901
Records on 10-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1901. 1901 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0001837: 11846: 11849: 11854: 11856: 11865: 11869: 31870: 11871: 11872: 11873: 31874: 11877: 11878: 21880: 11882: 11883: 21885: 31886: 11887: 21888: 41889: 11890: 111891: 31892: 31894: 11895: 11896: 41897: 21898: 51899: 81900: 31901: 71902: 101903: 41904: 41905: 91906: 161907: 151908: 221909: 221910: 791911: 101912: 321913: 671914: 131915: 471916: 341917: 741918: 971919: 531920: 391921: 491922: 1501923: 851924: 1201925: 6981926: 1201927: 3501928: 1251929: 2261930: 3331931: 1991932: 1951933: 3011934: 1691935: 5531936: 3131937: 9191938: 1991939: 1591940: 4841941: 2841942: 4081943: 2561944: 4271945: 4711946: 1,1401947: 3231948: 2811949: 4341950: 7941951: 2031952: 7591953: 5291954: 3161955: 4771956: 4401957: 3791958: 3461959: 7401960: 2821961: 7921962: 5361963: 4221964: 3711965: 5751966: 2641967: 3821968: 6861969: 6791970: 6301971: 1,7731972: 9541973: 6021974: 9581975: 3871976: 1,0061977: 4741978: 2971979: 4881980: 9361981: 4741982: 6551983: 2871984: 1,5401985: 8741986: 3611987: 9401988: 7291989: 1,0331990: 6771991: 2,6091992: 1,0821993: 8681994: 7151995: 6931996: 1,1691997: 1,1551998: 9001999: 7912000: 1,2382001: 9652002: 1,1392003: 1,4062004: 1,5622005: 9742006: 1,0972007: 1,1202008: 1,5472009: 1,2502010: 5472011: 8522012: 1,3892013: 7742014: 5852015: 5532016: 9652017: 9792018: 5502019: 1,9022020: 1,2282021: 8122022: 1,0342023: 1,2642024: 1,0672025: 4191837188319011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1901. 1901 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-29 in each year
YearRecords
18371
18461
18491
18541
18561
18651
18693
18701
18711
18721
18733
18741
18771
18782
18801
18821
18832
18853
18861
18872
18884
18891
189011
18913
18923
18941
18951
18964
18972
18985
18998
19003
19017
190210
19034
19044
19059
190616
190715
190822
190922
191079
191110
191232
191367
191413
191547
191634
191774
191897
191953
192039
192149
1922150
192385
1924120
1925698
1926120
1927350
1928125
1929226
1930333
1931199
1932195
1933301
1934169
1935553
1936313
1937919
1938199
1939159
1940484
1941284
1942408
1943256
1944427
1945471
19461,140
1947323
1948281
1949434
1950794
1951203
1952759
1953529
1954316
1955477
1956440
1957379
1958346
1959740
1960282
1961792
1962536
1963422
1964371
1965575
1966264
1967382
1968686
1969679
1970630
19711,773
1972954
1973602
1974958
1975387
19761,006
1977474
1978297
1979488
1980936
1981474
1982655
1983287
19841,540
1985874
1986361
1987940
1988729
19891,033
1990677
19912,609
19921,082
1993868
1994715
1995693
19961,169
19971,155
1998900
1999791
20001,238
2001965
20021,139
20031,406
20041,562
2005974
20061,097
20071,120
20081,547
20091,250
2010547
2011852
20121,389
2013774
2014585
2015553
2016965
2017979
2018550
20191,902
20201,228
2021812
20221,034
20231,264
20241,067
2025419

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).