Weather Records on 29 October 1954

316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1954. Highest significance: Ebor (Glenowen), AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1954

On 29 October 1954, 316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 312 daily.
Ebor (Glenowen) set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 29 October 1954.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

316 stations

316 station records on 29 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drummonds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yallingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plashett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

316 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 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 October 1954

Top 20 records on 29 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1954	Ebor (Glenowen), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1954	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Gordon Golf Club, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Carmendale, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Warriup, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Angurugu, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Amatikulu, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Kahuku 912, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1954	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1954	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1954	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	32 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1954. 1954 had 316 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	256
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1