Weather Records on 29 October 1957

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1957. Highest significance: Yamburgan, AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1957

On 29 October 1957, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 373 daily.
Yamburgan set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 29 October 1957.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 29 October 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geham State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Isa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1957

Top 20 records on 29 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1957	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1957	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1957	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1957	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1957	Pillar Valley, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1957	Putbus, DE	daily high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1957	New Hazelton, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1957	Blackbutt Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1957	Geham State School, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1957	May Vale, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1957	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1957	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1957	Murgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1957	Hilo 86A, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1957	Wistaria, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1957	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1957	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1957	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1957	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1957	Monsildale, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	28 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1957. 1957 had 379 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 10	248
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3