Weather Records on 29 October 1975

387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1975. Highest significance: Avon Park 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 1975

On 29 October 1975, 387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 369 daily.
Avon Park 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 127.5 mm (5.0 in) on 29 October 1975.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

387 stations

387 station records on 29 October 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loongana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotsford A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balancan de Dominguez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Chenalho (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cayo Arenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
South Slocan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

387 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 29 October 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 29 October 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1975

Top 20 records on 29 October 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1975	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1975	Zanthus, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Naselle 2 ENE, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Louisa Downs, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Bushnell 1 E, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Haig, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Wauchula, US	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Mtn Lake, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Grapeview 3 SW, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Kotzebue AP, US	monthly low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Arcadia, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Saentis, CH	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Stillwater Power House, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Plant City, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Bremerton, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1975	Loongana, AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	2 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1975. 1975 had 387 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 50	299
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1