Weather Records on 29 October 1940

484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1940. Highest significance: Pierce 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 1940

On 29 October 1940, 484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 467 daily.
Pierce 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 29 October 1940.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

484 stations

484 station records on 29 October 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

484 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 October 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 October 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1940

Top 20 records on 29 October 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1940	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Cuero, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Escanaba, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Szeged, HU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Clinton 2, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Two Harbors, US	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Mora, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Budapest, HU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Regensburg, DE	monthly low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Hempstead, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1940	Clarendon, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1940	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1940	Weissenburg, DE	monthly low max	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	58 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1940. 1940 had 484 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	380
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1