Weather Records on 29 October 1999

791 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1999. Highest significance: Ruby Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 1999

On 29 October 1999, 791 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
443 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 763 daily.
Ruby Plains set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.6 mm (2.3 in) on 29 October 1999.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

791 stations

791 station records on 29 October 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Banksia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cekunda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres (Isla)/S	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Theda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record low minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quetzala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poco Do Fumo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belisario Dominguez I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Tetelcingo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bechar	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

791 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 294, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 October 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	294
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 October 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 763.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1999

Top 20 records on 29 October 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1999	Ruby Plains, AU	monthly rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1999	Banksia Station, AU	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Kroombit, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Cekunda, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Winfield 3NE, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Ceduna Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Giles Meteorological Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	San Andres (Isla)/S, CO	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Apizaco, MX	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Angelica, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Siwa, EG	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Atlanta, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Millport 4 NE, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Rantoul, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1999	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	39 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1999. 1999 had 791 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1999-10-29: 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	585
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1