Weather Records on 29 October 1993

868 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1993. Highest significance: Capitan, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 1993

On 29 October 1993, 868 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 306 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 809 daily.
Capitan set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 29 October 1993.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

868 stations

868 station records on 29 October 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Cuxtepeques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Canal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jicalan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 9NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glorieta	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gascon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Throckmorton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

868 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 29 October 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 29 October 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 59, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

673 broken records

Margins by which the 673 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1993

Top 20 records on 29 October 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1993	Capitan, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Greensboro, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Montgomery AP, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Frisco City 3 SSW, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Finca Cuxtepeques, MX	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	The Canal, AU	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Kenton, US	monthly low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Ulleungdo, KR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Quito, MX	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Hartwell, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Cairo 3N, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Carville 2 SW, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Tower 2S, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Meridian Naas, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1993	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	42 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1993. 1993 had 868 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 1993-10-29: 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	630
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1