Weather Records on 29 October 2002

1,139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 2002. Highest significance: Centralia, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 2002

On 29 October 2002, 1,139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,099 daily.
Centralia set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 29 October 2002.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,139 stations

1,139 station records on 29 October 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Salado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tezontepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
May 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres Timilpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zitlaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ball Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dworshak Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,139 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 367, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 29 October 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 29 October 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 1,099.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

891 broken records

Margins by which the 891 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 2002

Top 20 records on 29 October 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2002	Centralia, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2002	Orange, US	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Ville Platte, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Ganzhou, CN	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Abbeville, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	105 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Beaumont Rsch Ctr, US	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Jian, CN	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Basin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Shelby 2 NW, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Sinton, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Diversion Dam, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Rio Salado, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Hill City 1 W, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2002	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	48 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 2002. 2002 had 1,139 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 2002-10-29: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	741
20 to 40	92
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	20
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	5
140 to 160	1