Weather Records on 29 October 1956

440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1956. Highest significance: Bergzicht, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 October 1956

On 29 October 1956, 440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 421 daily.
Bergzicht set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 29 October 1956.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

440 stations

440 station records on 29 October 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Guatapara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pender Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pipli	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnaprasad	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mamit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

440 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 29 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 29 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1956

Top 20 records on 29 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1956	Bergzicht, ZA	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Warburton, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Winnemucca AP, US	monthly low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Ponte Guatapara, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Bhubaneswar, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Garibaldi, CA	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Willcox, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Stapleton 5 SSE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Valemount, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1956	Camden Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1956	Drouin West, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1956	Valley Falls, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1956	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1956	Pender Island, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1956	Pipli, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	31 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1956. 1956 had 440 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 50	323
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1