Weather Records on 29 October 1928

125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1928. Highest significance: Gallivare_A, SE.

Key Facts for 29 October 1928

On 29 October 1928, 125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 113 daily.
Gallivare_A set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.8 mm (1.7 in) on 29 October 1928.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

125 stations

125 station records on 29 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

125 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 113.

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 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1928

Top 20 records on 29 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1928	Gallivare_A, SE	monthly rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1928	Pitea, SE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1928	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1928	Jokkmokk, SE	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1928	Chicoutimi, CA	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Bologna, IT	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.7 cm (0.7 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Grantville, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Umea, SE	daily rain	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Woodside, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Roros, NO	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	5 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Los Lunas, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1928	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	24 years	18 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1928. 1928 had 125 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	6
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2