Weather Records on 12 October 1929

165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1929. Highest significance: Inverell Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 12 October 1929

On 12 October 1929, 165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 151 daily.
Inverell Comparison set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 12 October 1929.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

165 stations

165 station records on 12 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

165 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 110.

Records on 12 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 151.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

146 broken records

Margins by which the 146 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1929

Top 20 records on 12 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1929	Inverell Comparison, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Wollongbar (Central Park Drive, AU	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Red Range (Victoria St), AU	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Spring Hill, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Emmaville Post Office, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Koolool, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Beulah, AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	May Vale, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1929	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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

1805 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1929. 1929 had 165 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	710

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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	109
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1