Weather Records on 29 October 1946

1,140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1946. Highest significance: Alpine, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 1946

On 29 October 1946, 1,140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
850 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,105 daily.
Alpine set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 29 October 1946.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,140 stations

1,140 station records on 29 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Ameri Fork Pwhs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,140 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 652, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	652
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 1,105.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

932 broken records

Margins by which the 932 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1946

Top 20 records on 29 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1946	Alpine, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1946	Lower Ameri Fork Pwhs, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1946	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1946	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1946	Skjomen, NO	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1946	Holy Cross, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1946	Emsdale, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1946	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1946	Two Buttes, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1946	Belleville, CA	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1946	White River, CA	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1946	Welland, CA	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1946	Raiganj, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1946	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1946	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1946	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1946	Toledo Blade, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1946	Gladwin, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1946	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1946	Benmore, US	all-time rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1946. 1946 had 1,140 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	915
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1