Weather Records on 29 October 2001

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 2001. Highest significance: Tabora Airport, TZ.

Key Facts for 29 October 2001

On 29 October 2001, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 326 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 926 daily.
Tabora Airport set an all-time record daily precipitation of 161.8 mm (6.4 in) on 29 October 2001.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 29 October 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canelas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Gaviotas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita Tlahuapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sisal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tecoman (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Tintero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astatla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 265, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 29 October 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	265
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 29 October 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 2001

Top 20 records on 29 October 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2001	Tabora Airport, TZ	all-time rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2001	Kailua 446, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Canelas, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Misantla, MX	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Hanover, US	monthly low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Tiree, GB	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Sumter, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Evanston 1 E, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Sviland, NO	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Pembina, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Basel Binningen, CH	daily high max	20.1 C (68.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Grebbeshult, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	Telchaquillo, MX	monthly low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2001	San Ildelfonso Villa Alta, MX	monthly low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2001	Las Gaviotas, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2001	Ft Morgan, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	32 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 2001. 2001 had 965 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	670
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1