Weather Records on 29 October 2003

1,406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 2003. Highest significance: Melrose (Para Gums), AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 2003

On 29 October 2003, 1,406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
637 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,352 daily.
Melrose (Para Gums) set a daily record precipitation of 43.6 mm (1.7 in) on 29 October 2003.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,406 stations

1,406 station records on 29 October 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Loris 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston Ag Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Homerville 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cohagen	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Sand Lake 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Painter 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,406 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 393, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 454, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 29 October 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	393
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	454
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 29 October 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 54, daily 1,352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,209 broken records

Margins by which the 1,209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 2003

Top 20 records on 29 October 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2003	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	104 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2003	Melrose, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	112 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2003	Effingham, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	94 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2003	Chester, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	102 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2003	Wilson 3 SW, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2003	Valdosta 2 S, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2003	Lumberton, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2003	Hanover, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2003	Greenville, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2003	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2003	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2003	Salisbury 2 N, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2003	Lake City 2 SE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2003	Loris 2 S, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2003	Edenton, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2003	Rocky Mt 8 ESE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2003	Buynaksk, RU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2003	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2003	Holland 1 E, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2003	Burlington Intl AP, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	55 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 2003. 2003 had 1,406 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 2003-10-29: 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 2026-10-16 (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	1,065
20 to 40	91
40 to 60	29
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1