Weather Records on 29 October 1958

346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1958. Highest significance: Cicero Dantas, BR.

Key Facts for 29 October 1958

On 29 October 1958, 346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 332 daily.
Cicero Dantas set a daily record precipitation of 66.2 mm (2.6 in) on 29 October 1958.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

346 stations

346 station records on 29 October 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tatum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

346 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 October 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 October 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 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 1958

Top 20 records on 29 October 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1958	Cicero Dantas, BR	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1958	Jeremoabo, BR	monthly rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1958	Krishnarajnagar, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1958	Ft Lewis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1958	Clearwater, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1958	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Irara, BR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Blanco, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Bella Coola, CA	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Mayhill Rs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Zitacuaro, MX	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Burnet, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Falfurrias, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	monthly high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Remanso, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Vanersborg, SE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1958	Corona, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1958. 1958 had 346 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	278
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1