Weather Records on 29 October 1970

630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1970. Highest significance: Tallapoosa 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 1970

On 29 October 1970, 630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 599 daily.
Tallapoosa 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 29 October 1970.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

630 stations

630 station records on 29 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oliveira Dos Brejinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thurlow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria da Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Langara	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

630 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 249, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 29 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	249
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 29 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1970

Top 20 records on 29 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1970	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Milstead, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Baldwin, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Epping, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Menard, US	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Macon, US	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Oliveira Dos Brejinhos, BR	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Allardt, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Zinder, NE	daily low max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Munising, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Bristol AP, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1970	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1970	Namiquipa, MX	monthly low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1970. 1970 had 630 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	473
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2