Weather Records on 29 October 1952

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1952. Highest significance: Buckland (Brockley), AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1952

On 29 October 1952, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 387 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 111 monthly and 648 daily.
Buckland (Brockley) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 29 October 1952.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

759 stations

759 station records on 29 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hookina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Suez	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Said	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selwyn Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 246, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	246
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 111, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1952

Top 20 records on 29 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1952	Buckland (Brockley), AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1952	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1952	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Killora (Grasmere), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Merrigum, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Hookina, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Kingston, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	St John's, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Buckingham Downs, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Chelsea, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Nugent, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	El Suez, EG	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Tangambalanga NE Dairy, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Delegate Station, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Pocahontas 1, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Port Said, EG	monthly rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1952	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1952. 1952 had 759 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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Data for records on 1952-10-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	556
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1