Weather Records on 16 October 1929

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1929. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 16 October 1929

On 16 October 1929, 118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 118 daily.
Sydney set a daily record precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 16 October 1929.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

118 stations

118 station records on 16 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambray	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 29.

Records on 16 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 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

16 October 1929

Top 20 records on 16 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1929	Sydney, CA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1929	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Edmonton, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Sable Island East End, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Kislovodsk, RU	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Barkerville, CA	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Fort Macleod, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Canton 4N, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Mc Minnville, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Glenara, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1929	Bagdad, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	30 years	15 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

1796 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1929. 1929 had 118 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	72
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1