Weather Records on 29 October 1983

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1983. Highest significance: Botnen I Forde, NO.

Key Facts for 29 October 1983

On 29 October 1983, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 280 daily.
Botnen I Forde set a daily record precipitation of 112.5 mm (4.4 in) on 29 October 1983.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 29 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kalkaringi Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iconha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guarapari (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Takle	Norway	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hemse	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiel-Kronshagen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Torrance AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caririacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivdel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bananeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balbay	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minjilky	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1983

Top 20 records on 29 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1983	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1983	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1983	Kalkaringi Police, AU	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Brekke I Sogn, NO	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Iconha-Montante, BR	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Myklebust I Breim, NO	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Naalehu 14, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (, MX	all-time low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Beloit, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Cape St James, CA	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Guarapari (Dnos), BR	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1983	Elsinore, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1983	Wilbur, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1983	Marechal Floriano (Dnos), BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1983	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1983. 1983 had 287 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	207
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1