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Weather Records on 29 October 1915

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1915. Highest significance: Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 October 1915

  • On 29 October 1915, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 40 daily.
  • Durban-Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 29 October 1915.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

47 stations
Weather records on 29 October 1915 47 station records on 29 October 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
47 station records on 29 October 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 October 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Durban-Botanical GardensSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation61.7 mm (2.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-9.0 C (15.8 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
KhersonUkraineRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-9.6 C (14.7 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-4.8 C (23.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-10.5 C (13.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.2 C (24.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-2.6 C (27.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-8.0 C (17.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low maximum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-2.6 C (27.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-14.0 C (6.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-11.5 C (11.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-7.3 C (18.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord snow depth8.0 cm (3.1 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records
Records on 29 October 1915 by type Records set or tied on 29 October 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 15Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 15Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 October 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 29 October 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum15
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum15
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 29 October 1915 by timescale Records on 29 October 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 40. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 7daily: 40all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 October 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 40.
Records on 29 October 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly7
daily40

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 October 1915 Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.5. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 375 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 October 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 537
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1915
Top 20 records on 29 October 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 October 1915Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZAdaily rain61.7 mm (2.4 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)39 years36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1915Kristianstad, SEmonthly low min-6.6 C (20.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Stockholm, SEmonthly low min-9.0 C (15.8 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)21 years23 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Orebro, SEmonthly low max-1.5 C (29.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years22 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Kherson, UAdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Berlin-Dahlem, DEmonthly low min-9.6 C (14.7 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low max0.9 C (33.6 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Magdeburg, DEdaily low min-4.8 C (23.4 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Orebro, SEdaily low min-10.5 C (13.1 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily low min-4.2 C (24.4 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Jonkoping, SEdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Berlin-Dahlem, DEmonthly low max-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Magdeburg, DEdaily low max3.2 C (37.8 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Vastervik, SEdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Jonkoping, SEdaily low min-7.0 C (19.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Santa Fe, USdaily high max22.8 C (73.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low min-2.6 C (27.3 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1915Magdeburg, DEdaily snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)33 years14 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 1915
Records on 10-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1915. 1915 had 47 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 1915. 1915 had 47 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).