Weather Records on 29 October 1988

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1988. Highest significance: Nanning, CN.

Key Facts for 29 October 1988

On 29 October 1988, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 417 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 672 daily.
Nanning set a daily record precipitation of 75.5 mm (3.0 in) on 29 October 1988.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 29 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maydena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Echapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langvattnet	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Two Rivers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 29 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 29 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 56, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

572 broken records

Margins by which the 572 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1988

Top 20 records on 29 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1988	Nanning, CN	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Maydena, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Hartford Wwtp, US	monthly low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	140 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	monthly low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Pembina, US	monthly low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Oujda, MA	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	36.9 C (98.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Emmetsburg, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	monthly low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Clear Lake, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Buzau, RO	daily low min	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Bemidji, US	monthly low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Princeton, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Geneseo, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1988	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1988. 1988 had 729 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 1988-10-29: 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 20	530
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2