Weather Records on 29 September 1911

64 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1911. Highest significance: Riversdale, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 September 1911

On 29 September 1911, 64 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 60 daily.
Riversdale set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 29 September 1911.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

64 stations

64 station records on 29 September 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

64 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 45.

Records on 29 September 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 60.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1911

Top 20 records on 29 September 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1911	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1911	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1911	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1911	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1911	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1911	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1911	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1911	Calga, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1911	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1911	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1911	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1911	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1911	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1911	Montreal McGill, CA	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1911	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1911	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1911	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1911	Stonecliffe, CA	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1911	Quebec, CA	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1911	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	19 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

1836 to 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1911. 1911 had 64 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 1911-09-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	34
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1