Weather Records on 29 October 1991

2,609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1991. Highest significance: Ozark, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 1991

On 29 October 1991, 2,609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
558 were record highs and 1,136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 583 monthly and 2,023 daily.
Ozark set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 29 October 1991.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 29 October 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shields	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,609 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 615, Highest daily minimum 371, Lowest daily minimum 521, Heaviest daily rainfall 529, Heaviest daily snowfall 158, Deepest snow cover 228.

Records on 29 October 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	615
Highest daily minimum	371
Lowest daily minimum	521
Heaviest daily rainfall	529
Heaviest daily snowfall	158
Deepest snow cover	228

Records on 29 October 1991 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 583, daily 2,023.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,143 broken records

Margins by which the 2,143 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 294.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1991

Top 20 records on 29 October 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1991	Ozark, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	94 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1991	New Salem 5NW, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1991	Oelrichs, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1991	Paris, US	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1991	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1991	Shields, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1991	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1991	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1991	Escanaba, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1991	Sandhoogte (Pur), ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1991	Pioche, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1991	Richardton Abbey, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1991	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1991	Center 4SE, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1991	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1991	Pine Bluff Grider Fld, US	monthly rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1991	Arlington, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1991	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1991	Center 4SE, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1991	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	56 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1991. 1991 had 2,609 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 50	1,941
50 to 100	149
100 to 150	38
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3