Weather Records on 29 October 1941

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1941. Highest significance: Harkerville (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 October 1941

On 29 October 1941, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 278 daily.
Harkerville (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 29 October 1941.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 29 October 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taos Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taos Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 29 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 29 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1941

Top 20 records on 29 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1941	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Concordia (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Deerfield Dam, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Touws River, ZA	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1941	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1941	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1941	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1941	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1941	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1941	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1941	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	30 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1941. 1941 had 284 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	209
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1