Weather Records on 28 October 1929

224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1929. Highest significance: Grenfell, CA.

Key Facts for 28 October 1929

On 28 October 1929, 224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 220 daily.
Grenfell set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 28 October 1929.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

224 stations

224 station records on 28 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

224 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 14.

Records on 28 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 220.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1929

Top 20 records on 28 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1929	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Robertson, ZA	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Lawrence, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Abbeville, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	Gellibrand River East (Lovat), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1929	New Orleans Carrollton, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1929	Atchison, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1929	Columbus, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1929	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1929	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	30 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

1802 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1929. 1929 had 224 records.

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

Records on 10-28 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1827	1
1842	1
1856	2
1861	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	4
1873	1
1876	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	2
1890	3
1891	1
1892	7
1893	4
1894	1
1895	3
1896	5
1897	4
1898	5
1899	8
1900	8
1901	15
1902	18
1903	11
1904	13
1905	8
1906	15
1907	15
1908	12
1909	18
1910	26
1911	16
1912	28
1913	153
1914	31
1915	66
1916	13
1917	31
1918	79
1919	87
1920	48
1921	32
1922	90
1923	74
1924	109
1925	598
1926	123
1927	504
1928	77
1929	224
1930	144
1931	205
1932	164
1933	240
1934	227
1935	406
1936	578
1937	697
1938	170
1939	279
1940	652
1941	324
1942	355
1943	310
1944	501
1945	462
1946	712
1947	462
1948	370
1949	341
1950	544
1951	195
1952	485
1953	341
1954	486
1955	462
1956	353
1957	812
1958	198
1959	430
1960	225
1961	437
1962	432
1963	492
1964	332
1965	402
1966	254
1967	404
1968	523
1969	651
1970	846
1971	1,666
1972	1,012
1973	444
1974	805
1975	282
1976	1,606
1977	616
1978	292
1979	387
1980	1,657
1981	922
1982	578
1983	427
1984	1,553
1985	754
1986	590
1987	973
1988	816
1989	1,083
1990	917
1991	2,462
1992	676
1993	576
1994	675
1995	1,049
1996	1,396
1997	1,767
1998	1,457
1999	1,092
2000	935
2001	1,089
2002	982
2003	1,403
2004	1,641
2005	949
2006	1,295
2007	906
2008	1,207
2009	984
2010	1,029
2011	655
2012	1,097
2013	1,007
2014	850
2015	753
2016	1,139
2017	755
2018	710
2019	1,437
2020	1,646
2021	605
2022	879
2023	1,381
2024	650
2025	462

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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 50	196
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1