Weather Records on 29 October 1949

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1949. Highest significance: Narsipatnam, IN.

Key Facts for 29 October 1949

On 29 October 1949, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 431 daily.
Narsipatnam set a daily record precipitation of 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 29 October 1949.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 29 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baikunthpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ahiri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khannah	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barwasagar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phulparas	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Onley 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatampur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

379 broken records

Margins by which the 379 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1949

Top 20 records on 29 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1949	Narsipatnam, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Bobbili, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Baikunthpur, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Baihar, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Khamaria, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Bologna, IT	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Haidargarh, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Malihabad, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Palakonda, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Kunch, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Derapur, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Safipur, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Supaul, IN	monthly rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Auraiya, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Sandila, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Mohanlalganj, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Waraseoni, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1949	Ahiri, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1949. 1949 had 434 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	294
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1