Weather Records on 29 October 1978

297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1978. Highest significance: Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1978

On 29 October 1978, 297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 288 daily.
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 29 October 1978.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

297 stations

297 station records on 29 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguariuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ilbunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pedreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Murnpeowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinhalzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cartwright	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Fort Grey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alberga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Finke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

297 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 288.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1978

Top 20 records on 29 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1978	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1978	Nappa Merrie, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1978	Gaya, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Jaguariuna, BR	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Texas Downs, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Utuado, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Undoolya, AU	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Ilbunga, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Henbury, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Pedreira, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Everglades, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1978	Palmerville, AU	daily low max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1978	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1978	Chamberlain, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1978	Marree (Murnpeowie), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1978	Orange (McLaughlin St), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	68 years	31 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1978. 1978 had 297 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	223
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1