Weather Records on 29 October 1921

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1921. Highest significance: Lichtentanne, DE.

Key Facts for 29 October 1921

On 29 October 1921, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 48 daily.
Lichtentanne set a daily record precipitation of 29.3 mm (1.2 in) on 29 October 1921.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

49 stations

49 station records on 29 October 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 28.

Records on 29 October 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 October 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 48.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records

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 26.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1921

Top 20 records on 29 October 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1921	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1921	Nossen, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1921	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1921	Milan, IT	daily high max	19.2 C (66.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	137 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1921	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1921	Yandilla, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	Plauen, DE	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge), AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	Weimar, DE	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1921	Metten, DE	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	17 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1921. 1921 had 49 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 5	24
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1