Weather Records on 7 October 1929

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1929. Highest significance: Kingscote, AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1929

On 7 October 1929, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 115 daily.
Kingscote set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 7 October 1929.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 7 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conmurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waurn Ponds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 115.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

102 broken records

Margins by which the 102 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.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1929

Top 20 records on 7 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1929	Kingscote, AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1929	Gavar, AM	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1929	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1929	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1929	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Skipton Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Allansford, AU	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Setif, DZ	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Conmurra, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Condobolin Station, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Kingston, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1929	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 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

1802 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1929. 1929 had 121 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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Data for records on 1929-10-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	70
5 to 10	24
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1