Weather Records on 29 October 1986

361 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1986. Highest significance: Zuara, LY.

Key Facts for 29 October 1986

On 29 October 1986, 361 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 332 daily.
Zuara set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 29 October 1986.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

361 stations

361 station records on 29 October 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rutland Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mukdahan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wanyuan	China	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Shmidta	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuna 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kegali	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omolon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosella Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lammerkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

361 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 101.

Records on 29 October 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 October 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

304 broken records

Margins by which the 304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1986

Top 20 records on 29 October 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1986	Zuara, LY	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1986	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1986	Rutland Plains Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Mukdahan, TH	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Tripoli Sidi El Mesri, LY	daily rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Gagnoa, CI	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Surin, TH	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Methoni, GR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	El Burrero, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Mesa, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Massena Intl AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Huntington Lake, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1986	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	monthly rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	56 years	34 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1986. 1986 had 361 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	290
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2