Weather Records on 29 October 1939

159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1939. Highest significance: Pakala, IN.

Key Facts for 29 October 1939

On 29 October 1939, 159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 153 daily.
Pakala set an all-time record daily precipitation of 304.8 mm (12.0 in) on 29 October 1939.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

159 stations

159 station records on 29 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	313.7 mm (12.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durrunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

159 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 153.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

115 broken records

Margins by which the 115 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1939

Top 20 records on 29 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1939	Pakala, IN	all-time rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1939	Arad, RO	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1939	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1939	Kavali, IN	all-time rain	313.7 mm (12.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Debrecen Airport, HU	monthly rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Alamur(Alamar), IN	monthly rain	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	64 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Dunvegan, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Mount Playfair, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Uanda, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Petoskey, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Durrunook, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1939	Weetaliba (Weetalabah), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	20 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1939. 1939 had 159 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	101
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1