Weather Records on 31 October 1929

234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1929. Highest significance: Reid River Railway Station, AU.

Key Facts for 31 October 1929

On 31 October 1929, 234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 223 daily.
Reid River Railway Station set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 31 October 1929.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

234 stations

234 station records on 31 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

234 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 31 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 31 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

189 broken records

Margins by which the 189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1929

Top 20 records on 31 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1929	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Austin, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Hallock, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Highmore, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Academy 2NE, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1929	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1929	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1929	Natchez, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1929	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1929	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1929	Houma, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1929	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	29 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

1805 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1929. 1929 had 234 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	145
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2