Weather Records on 29 October 1973

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1973. Highest significance: Eugowra Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1973

On 29 October 1973, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 589 daily.
Eugowra Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 29 October 1973.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 29 October 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dalhousie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
East Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sagamore 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saxton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Du Bois 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 440, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 October 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	440
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 October 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1973

Top 20 records on 29 October 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1973	Eugowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1973	Aracatiacu, BR	monthly rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1973	Yeoval Post Office, AU	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1973	Cumberland, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1973	Grimsby, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1973	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Port Dalhousie, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Hagerstown, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Trenton, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Plainfield, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Princeton Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	East Brady, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Berryville, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1973	Everett, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	49 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1973. 1973 had 602 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	452
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1