Weather Records on 29 October 1977

474 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1977. Highest significance: Hopetoun, AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1977

On 29 October 1977, 474 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 458 daily.
Hopetoun set a daily record precipitation of 34.2 mm (1.3 in) on 29 October 1977.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

474 stations

474 station records on 29 October 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huamuxtitlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taboas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tepuxtepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

474 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 October 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 October 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 458.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

374 broken records

Margins by which the 374 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1977

Top 20 records on 29 October 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1977	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1977	Frances, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1977	Catemaco, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1977	Bunkin, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1977	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1977	Jolalpan, MX	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1977	New Holland, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1977	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1977	Huamuxtitlan (Smn), MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1977	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1977	Papane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1977	Hines Hill, AU	monthly rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1977	Taboas, BR	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1977	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1977	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1977	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1977	Steele 4N, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1977	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1977	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1977	Emerson, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	29 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1977. 1977 had 474 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 10	340
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1