Weather Records on 29 October 1937

919 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1937. Highest significance: Casino Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1937

On 29 October 1937, 919 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
660 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 896 daily.
Casino Airport set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 29 October 1937.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

919 stations

919 station records on 29 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

919 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 506, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 246.

Records on 29 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	506
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 896.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1937

Top 20 records on 29 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1937	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1937	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	monthly rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Toowong Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Wollongbar (Central Park Drive, AU	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Alstonville Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Caboolture Post Office, AU	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1937	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	48 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1937. 1937 had 919 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	736
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1