Weather Records on 29 October 1948

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1948. Highest significance: Harrison, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 1948

On 29 October 1948, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 274 daily.
Harrison set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 29 October 1948.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

281 stations

281 station records on 29 October 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 29 October 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 29 October 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

222 broken records

Margins by which the 222 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1948

Top 20 records on 29 October 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1948	Harrison, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1948	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1948	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1948	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1948	Madrid, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1948	Honomanu 450, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1948	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	Red Oak, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	Koumala Hatfields Road, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	Port Stanley, CA	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	Cidra 1 E, PR	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	De Sabla, US	monthly low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	Oelrichs, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	Cumbres, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	N Loup, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	Wahoo, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1948	Lusk 2 SW, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	18 years	23 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1948. 1948 had 281 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	211
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1