Weather Records on 29 October 2004

1,562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 2004. Highest significance: Halliday, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 2004

On 29 October 2004, 1,562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,148 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,528 daily.
Halliday set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 29 October 2004.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,562 stations

1,562 station records on 29 October 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halliday	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Croix Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Honda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laaghalen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trotters 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,562 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 360, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 788, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 29 October 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	360
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	788
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 29 October 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 1,528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,224 broken records

Margins by which the 1,224 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 2004

Top 20 records on 29 October 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2004	Halliday, US	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2004	Elk Rvr, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2004	Eagle Butte, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2004	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	111 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2004	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	St Croix Falls, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Ennis, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Merrill, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Forest Lake 5NE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Mora, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Rice Lake, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Big Timber, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Alma, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Lisbon, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Cumberland, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	La Poza Honda, MX	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Dupree, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Winter, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2004	Kuantan, MY	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	49 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 2004. 2004 had 1,562 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 2004-10-29: 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	1,172
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1