Weather Records on 29 October 1934

169 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1934. Highest significance: Ravenswood Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1934

On 29 October 1934, 169 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 162 daily.
Ravenswood Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 29 October 1934.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

169 stations

169 station records on 29 October 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

169 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 29 October 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 October 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

140 broken records

Margins by which the 140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1934

Top 20 records on 29 October 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1934	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1934	Wandiwash, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1934	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1934	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1934	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1934	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1934	Kancheepuram, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1934	Raleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1934	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1934	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1934	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1934	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1934	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1934	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1934	Uttiramerur, IN	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1934	Rayakottah, IN	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1934	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1934	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1934	Mercanam, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1934	Tiruttani, IN	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	25 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

1837 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1934. 1934 had 169 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 20	109
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2