Weather Records on 29 October 1984

1,540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1984. Highest significance: St George Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1984

On 29 October 1984, 1,540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
920 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,499 daily.
St George Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 29 October 1984.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,540 stations

1,540 station records on 29 October 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	500.1 mm (19.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
E Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juliana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parma	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burkesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,540 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 353, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 567, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 404, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 29 October 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	353
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	567
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	404
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 29 October 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 1,499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,290 broken records

Margins by which the 1,290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 278.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1984

Top 20 records on 29 October 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1984	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1984	Stensele, SE	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1984	Port-Gentil, GA	all-time rain	500.1 mm (19.7 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1984	Delungra (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1984	Elandshoek, Boston, ZA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1984	E Glacier, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1984	New Carlisle, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1984	Thallon Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1984	Tipp City, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1984	Cessnock Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1984	Eaton, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1984	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1984	Spencer, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1984	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1984	Juliana, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1984	Doctortown 1 WSW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1984	Middlebourne 3 ESE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1984	Ourigilla, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1984	Parma, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1984	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	48 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1984. 1984 had 1,540 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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Data for records on 1984-10-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	1,260
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1