Weather Records on 29 October 1981

474 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1981. Highest significance: Hakalau 142, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 1981

On 29 October 1981, 474 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 464 daily.
Hakalau 142 set a daily record precipitation of 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 29 October 1981.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

474 stations

474 station records on 29 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brotas de Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ipupiara (Jordao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Alegre Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bourges	France	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gouvea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itoupava Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poco Fundo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montmorillon	France	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cresciumal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

474 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 29 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 29 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1981

Top 20 records on 29 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1981	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1981	Waiahole 837, US	daily rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Helvecia (Efbm), BR	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Brotas de Macaubas, BR	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Nova Trento, BR	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Sierraville Rs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Tahoe City, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Truckee Rs, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Ipupiara (Jordao), BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Truckee Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Lagos de Moreno (Dge), MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Bowman Dam, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Lezay, FR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Brocken, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1981	Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005, BR	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	33 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1981. 1981 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	395
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1