Weather Records on 29 October 1962

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1962. Highest significance: Wingen (Murrulla), AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1962

On 29 October 1962, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 530 daily.
Wingen (Murrulla) set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 29 October 1962.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 29 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Limbri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 261, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1962

Top 20 records on 29 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1962	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Puttur, IN	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	North Bay, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Falmouth, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Willow Tree (Warrah), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Limbri Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Tambar Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Spring Ridge, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Gundy (Miller St), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Vogelstruiskuil, ZA	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Akola, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1962	Rouchel Brook, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	35 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1962. 1962 had 536 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	430
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1