Weather Records on 29 October 1930

333 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1930. Highest significance: Ayrshire Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1930

On 29 October 1930, 333 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 326 daily.
Ayrshire Downs set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 29 October 1930.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

333 stations

333 station records on 29 October 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pinopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waurn Ponds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Mount Pleasant Obs.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wicannia (the Peak Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

333 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 October 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 October 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1930

Top 20 records on 29 October 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1930	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Skipton Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Enfield, AU	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Crowlands (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Talbotton, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Trawalla, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1930	Macon, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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

1837 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1930. 1930 had 333 records.

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

Records on 10-29 in each year
Year	Records
1837	1
1846	1
1849	1
1854	1
1856	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	11
1891	3
1892	3
1894	1
1895	1
1896	4
1897	2
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	10
1903	4
1904	4
1905	9
1906	16
1907	15
1908	22
1909	22
1910	79
1911	10
1912	32
1913	67
1914	13
1915	47
1916	34
1917	74
1918	97
1919	53
1920	39
1921	49
1922	150
1923	85
1924	120
1925	698
1926	120
1927	350
1928	125
1929	226
1930	333
1931	199
1932	195
1933	301
1934	169
1935	553
1936	313
1937	919
1938	199
1939	159
1940	484
1941	284
1942	408
1943	256
1944	427
1945	471
1946	1,140
1947	323
1948	281
1949	434
1950	794
1951	203
1952	759
1953	529
1954	316
1955	477
1956	440
1957	379
1958	346
1959	740
1960	282
1961	792
1962	536
1963	422
1964	371
1965	575
1966	264
1967	382
1968	686
1969	679
1970	630
1971	1,773
1972	954
1973	602
1974	958
1975	387
1976	1,006
1977	474
1978	297
1979	488
1980	936
1981	474
1982	655
1983	287
1984	1,540
1985	874
1986	361
1987	940
1988	729
1989	1,033
1990	677
1991	2,609
1992	1,082
1993	868
1994	715
1995	693
1996	1,169
1997	1,155
1998	900
1999	791
2000	1,238
2001	965
2002	1,139
2003	1,406
2004	1,562
2005	974
2006	1,097
2007	1,120
2008	1,547
2009	1,250
2010	547
2011	852
2012	1,389
2013	774
2014	585
2015	553
2016	965
2017	979
2018	550
2019	1,902
2020	1,228
2021	812
2022	1,034
2023	1,264
2024	1,067
2025	419

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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 10	228
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1