Weather Records on 29 September 1951

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1951. Highest significance: Caledon (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 September 1951

On 29 September 1951, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 448 daily.
Caledon (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 29 September 1951.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 29 September 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 September 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

374 broken records

Margins by which the 374 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1951

Top 20 records on 29 September 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1951	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Pattanamphitta, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Karikode, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Waterford, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Astoria, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Trichur, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Biesjesfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Peermade Residen, IN	monthly rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Punalur, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Queenstown, ZA	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1951	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	34 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1951. 1951 had 475 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 10	299
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2