Weather Records on 29 October 1980

936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1980. Highest significance: Macuspana (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 29 October 1980

On 29 October 1980, 936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 509 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 120 monthly and 815 daily.
Macuspana (Smn) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 388.9 mm (15.3 in) on 29 October 1980.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

936 stations

936 station records on 29 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	388.9 mm (15.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roros	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bilasuvar	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ndola	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zapopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lerik	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

936 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 243, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 266, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 29 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	243
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	266
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 29 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 120, daily 815.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

731 broken records

Margins by which the 731 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1980

Top 20 records on 29 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1980	Macuspana (Smn), MX	all-time rain	388.9 mm (15.3 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	1 year	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Roros, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Skjak, NO	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Sarna, SE	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Bilasuvar, AZ	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Ndola, ZM	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Zapopan, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Sveg, SE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Lerik, AZ	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Pueblo Nuevo, MX	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Carrizozo 1SW, US	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Borinquen AP, PR	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Richmond, CA	daily low max	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Pella 1S, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Putbus, DE	daily high max	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Villahermosa (Dge), MX	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Quanah 2 SW, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1980	Wien, AT	daily high max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	80 years	36 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1980. 1980 had 936 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 25	664
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	23
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2