Weather Records on 29 September 1950

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1950. Highest significance: McGregor (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 September 1950

On 29 September 1950, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 464 daily.
McGregor (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 29 September 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 29 September 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tressillian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coomberdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 September 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 September 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1950

Top 20 records on 29 September 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1950	McGregor (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1950	Webster City, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1950	Tarikere, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1950	Buskala Rch, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1950	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1950	Maristova, NO	monthly snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Moscow U of I, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Grover 2 S, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Ranfurly, CA	monthly snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Gokak, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	East Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Hampton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Raiford State Prison, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Gubbi Sr, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Karad, IN	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Baia Mare, RO	monthly high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Oregon, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1950	Pawnee City, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	28 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

1836 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1950. 1950 had 472 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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	359
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2