Weather Records on 29 October 1955

477 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1955. Highest significance: Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1955

On 29 October 1955, 477 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 473 daily.
Nariel Creek (Simpson) set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 29 October 1955.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

477 stations

477 station records on 29 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

477 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 367, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

426 broken records

Margins by which the 426 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 1955

Top 20 records on 29 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1955	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Hassan Obsy, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Balliguda, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Lillooet, CA	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	La Salle Peru, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Sagar, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Walwa, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Belur, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Bloomington Normal, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Cengcane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Cameron Falls, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Pennagaram, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Beloit, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Minonk, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1955	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	36 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1955. 1955 had 477 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	370
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1