Weather Records on 30 October 1929

277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1929. Highest significance: Gladstone Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 October 1929

On 30 October 1929, 277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 271 daily.
Gladstone Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 30 October 1929.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

277 stations

277 station records on 30 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

277 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 30 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 30 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1929

Top 20 records on 30 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1929	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1929	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1929	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1929	Battleford, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1929	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1929	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Faulkton, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Zametchino, RU	daily high min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Bradshaw, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Socorro, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1929	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 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

1799 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1929. 1929 had 277 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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	211
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2