Weather Records on 29 October 2005

974 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 2005. Highest significance: Gadag, IN.

Key Facts for 29 October 2005

On 29 October 2005, 974 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
690 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 966 daily.
Gadag set a monthly record daily precipitation of 270.8 mm (10.7 in) on 29 October 2005.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

974 stations

974 station records on 29 October 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	270.8 mm (10.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Friesoythe-Edewechterdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.4 C (110.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gottingen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerhaven	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Twenthe	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Herford	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Volkel	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Slide Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schleswig	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurich	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Braunlage	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

974 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 371, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 319, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 29 October 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	371
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	319
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 29 October 2005 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 966.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

824 broken records

Margins by which the 824 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 2005

Top 20 records on 29 October 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2005	Gadag, IN	monthly rain	270.8 mm (10.7 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2005	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Mt Washington, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Rio Blanco Lower, PR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Hull, GB	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Le Bourget, FR	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily high max	22.1 C (71.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Aachen, DE	daily high max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Kleve, DE	daily high max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	De Bilt, NL	daily high max	19.7 C (67.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	De Bilt, NL	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Maastricht, NL	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Bjorkasen, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Uccle, BE	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Uccle, BE	daily high max	22.3 C (72.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Maastricht, NL	daily high max	22.3 C (72.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Dixville Notch, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2005	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	80 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 2005. 2005 had 974 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 2005-10-29: 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 100	821
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1