Weather Records on 15 October 1929

200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1929. Highest significance: Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU.

Key Facts for 15 October 1929

On 15 October 1929, 200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 194 daily.
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P. set a monthly record daily precipitation of 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 15 October 1929.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

200 stations

200 station records on 15 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narellan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warkworth 1 Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

200 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 82.

Records on 15 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1929

Top 20 records on 15 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1929	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Wollong, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Lawson (Wilson Street), AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1929	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1929	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1929	Glenbie, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1929	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1929	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1929	Port Arthur, CA	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	31 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

1794 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 200 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	138
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1