Weather Records on 10 October 1929

254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1929. Highest significance: Ipswich, AU.

Key Facts for 10 October 1929

On 10 October 1929, 254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 253 daily.
Ipswich set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 10 October 1929.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

254 stations

254 station records on 10 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

254 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 10 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

216 broken records

Margins by which the 216 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1929

Top 20 records on 10 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1929	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1929	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1929	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1929	St Marys Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1929	Hannibal 1 N, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1929	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1929	Napoleon, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1929	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1929	Steffenville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1929	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1929	Brunswick, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1929	Oregon, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1929	Boonville, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1929	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1929	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1929	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1929	Amenia, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1929	Minonk, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1929	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1929	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	26 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

1793 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 254 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 20	196
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1