Weather Records on 26 October 1929

137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1929. Highest significance: Halmstad, SE.

Key Facts for 26 October 1929

On 26 October 1929, 137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 132 daily.
Halmstad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.3 mm (1.8 in) on 26 October 1929.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

137 stations

137 station records on 26 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

137 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 56.

Records on 26 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

106 broken records

Margins by which the 106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1929

Top 20 records on 26 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1929	Halmstad, SE	monthly rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1929	Greensborough, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1929	Goose Island, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1929	Varberg, SE	monthly rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1929	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1929	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1929	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1929	Lund, SE	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1929	Falsterbo, SE	monthly rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1929	Boras, SE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1929	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1929	Weston 2 SE, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1929	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1929	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1929	Putbus, DE	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1929	Angermunde, DE	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1929	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1929	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1929	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1929	Waren, DE	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	12 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

1816 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1929. 1929 had 137 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 October 1929
Margin	Records
0 to 10	94
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1