Weather Records on 29 September 1971

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1971. Highest significance: Holbrook, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 1971

On 29 September 1971, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 738 daily.
Holbrook set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 29 September 1971.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 29 September 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Elk Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leupp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rock 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuzigoot Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 226, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 29 September 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	226
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 29 September 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 59, daily 738.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1971

Top 20 records on 29 September 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1971	Holbrook, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1971	Snowflake, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1971	Kizljar, RU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1971	Elk Valley, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1971	Winslow AP, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Orick Prairie Creek Park, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Powers, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Leupp, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Grants Pass, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Newbicup, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Ash Fork 6 N, US	monthly low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Crown King, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Williams, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Orleans, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Sierra Ancha, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1971	Drain, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	40 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

1836 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1971. 1971 had 797 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 1971-09-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	606
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1