Weather Records on 29 October 1918

97 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1918. Highest significance: Willowmore, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 October 1918

On 29 October 1918, 97 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 97 daily.
Willowmore set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 29 October 1918.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

97 stations

97 station records on 29 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

97 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 38.

Records on 29 October 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 97.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

87 broken records

Margins by which the 87 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1918

Top 20 records on 29 October 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1918	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1918	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1918	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Northfield, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Concord, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Lenoir, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Storrs, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Concord, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Washington, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Chatham, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1918	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	17 years	20 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1918. 1918 had 97 records.

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

Records on 10-29 in each year
Year	Records
1837	1
1846	1
1849	1
1854	1
1856	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	11
1891	3
1892	3
1894	1
1895	1
1896	4
1897	2
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	10
1903	4
1904	4
1905	9
1906	16
1907	15
1908	22
1909	22
1910	79
1911	10
1912	32
1913	67
1914	13
1915	47
1916	34
1917	74
1918	97
1919	53
1920	39
1921	49
1922	150
1923	85
1924	120
1925	698
1926	120
1927	350
1928	125
1929	226
1930	333
1931	199
1932	195
1933	301
1934	169
1935	553
1936	313
1937	919
1938	199
1939	159
1940	484
1941	284
1942	408
1943	256
1944	427
1945	471
1946	1,140
1947	323
1948	281
1949	434
1950	794
1951	203
1952	759
1953	529
1954	316
1955	477
1956	440
1957	379
1958	346
1959	740
1960	282
1961	792
1962	536
1963	422
1964	371
1965	575
1966	264
1967	382
1968	686
1969	679
1970	630
1971	1,773
1972	954
1973	602
1974	958
1975	387
1976	1,006
1977	474
1978	297
1979	488
1980	936
1981	474
1982	655
1983	287
1984	1,540
1985	874
1986	361
1987	940
1988	729
1989	1,033
1990	677
1991	2,609
1992	1,082
1993	868
1994	715
1995	693
1996	1,169
1997	1,155
1998	900
1999	791
2000	1,238
2001	965
2002	1,139
2003	1,406
2004	1,562
2005	974
2006	1,097
2007	1,120
2008	1,547
2009	1,250
2010	547
2011	852
2012	1,389
2013	774
2014	585
2015	553
2016	965
2017	979
2018	550
2019	1,902
2020	1,228
2021	812
2022	1,034
2023	1,264
2024	1,067
2025	419

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

Margin	Records
0 to 10	76
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1