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Weather Records on 29 October 1920

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1920. Highest significance: Wien, AT.

Key Facts for 29 October 1920

  • On 29 October 1920, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Wien set a daily record low minimum temperature of -5.5 C (22.1 F) on 29 October 1920.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 29 October 1920 39 station records on 29 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 29 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-5.5 C (22.1 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-12.9 C (8.8 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low maximum temperature-7.5 C (18.5 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-7.1 C (19.2 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-4.6 C (23.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-20.9 C (-5.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low minimum temperature-10.3 C (13.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TareenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-3.7 C (25.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-19.3 C (-2.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-9.7 C (14.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-18.6 C (-1.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature3.8 C (38.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KargopolRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-14.8 C (5.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-18.5 C (-1.3 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
KoolungaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-0.9 C (30.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 29 October 1920 by type Records set or tied on 29 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 16Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 29 October 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum16
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 October 1920 by timescale Records on 29 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 5daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 34.
Records on 29 October 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly5
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 October 1920 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 285 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 October 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 528
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1920
Top 20 records on 29 October 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 October 1920Wien, ATdaily low min-5.5 C (22.1 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)50 years29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Wien, ATdaily low max1.1 C (34.0 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)50 years26 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920St. Petersburg, RUmonthly low max-6.7 C (19.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)38 years26 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920St. Petersburg, RUmonthly low min-12.9 C (8.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)35 years26 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Kiev, UAmonthly low max-7.5 C (18.5 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)8 years21 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Chaplin, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Medicine Hat A, CAdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Cottbus, DEmonthly low min-7.1 C (19.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low min-4.6 C (23.7 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Sydney, CAdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)18 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Yarmouth, CAdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)18 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Perm, RUmonthly low min-20.9 C (-5.6 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Wentworth (Cuthero), AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily low min-6.0 C (21.2 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Kiev, UAdaily low min-10.3 C (13.5 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Tareena, AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Nurnberg, DEdaily low min-3.7 C (25.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1920Kirov, RUdaily low min-19.3 C (-2.7 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)8 years10 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 1920
Records on 10-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1920. 1920 had 39 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 1920. 1920 had 39 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).