Weather Records on 29 October 1936

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1936. Highest significance: Nandigama, IN.

Key Facts for 29 October 1936

On 29 October 1936, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 300 daily.
Nandigama set an all-time record daily precipitation of 257.3 mm (10.1 in) on 29 October 1936.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

313 stations

313 station records on 29 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	293.6 mm (11.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagerutari	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 249.

Records on 29 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

283 broken records

Margins by which the 283 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1936

Top 20 records on 29 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1936	Nandigama, IN	all-time rain	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1936	Prathipadu, IN	all-time rain	293.6 mm (11.6 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1936	Aiea Fld 764A, US	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Nalgonda, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Wien, AT	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Jaggiayapet, IN	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Hanamkonda, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Ner, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Sathenapalli, IN	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Pottangi, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Gumla, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1936	Peddapuram, IN	all-time rain	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1936	Guntur, IN	monthly rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	33 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1936. 1936 had 313 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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Data for records on 1936-10-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	242
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2