Weather Records on 29 October 1960

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1960. Highest significance: Port Blair, IN.

Key Facts for 29 October 1960

On 29 October 1960, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 274 daily.
Port Blair set a daily record precipitation of 112.4 mm (4.4 in) on 29 October 1960.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 29 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carr Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seguin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1960

Top 20 records on 29 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1960	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	San Marcos, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Sanklespur, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Anderson, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Taylor, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Blanco, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Carr Rch, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Austin Montopolis Brg, US	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Jarrell, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Conroe, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Leavenworth, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Castro Alves, BR	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high max	21.9 C (71.4 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Huntsville, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1960	Nagamangala, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1960	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	34 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1960. 1960 had 282 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	195
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1