Weather Records on 6 October 1929

155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1929. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 6 October 1929

On 6 October 1929, 155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 145 daily.
Jena Sternwarte set a daily record high maximum temperature of 26.1 C (79.0 F) on 6 October 1929.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

155 stations

155 station records on 6 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

155 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 31.

Records on 6 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 145.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

112 broken records

Margins by which the 112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1929

Top 20 records on 6 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1929	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1929	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1929	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1929	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Hedal I Valdres, NO	monthly rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	27.3 C (81.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Rauland, NO	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Galway, IE	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Malung, SE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Greensboro, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Ft Bayard 4W, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Sandvig, DK	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Weissenburg, DE	daily high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1929	Biri, NO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	23 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

1802 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1929. 1929 had 155 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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	92
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	2