Weather Records on 29 October 1924

120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1924. Highest significance: Mitchell Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1924

On 29 October 1924, 120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 117 daily.
Mitchell Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 29 October 1924.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

120 stations

120 station records on 29 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Talyealye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

120 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

86 broken records

Margins by which the 86 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1924

Top 20 records on 29 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1924	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1924	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1924	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Surat, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Turkestan, KZ	monthly rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Dobikin, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Stockton 2, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Alice Post Office, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Fort Bourke, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1924	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1924. 1924 had 120 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	59
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	2