Weather Records on 29 October 2011

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 2011. Highest significance: Concord ASOS, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 2011

On 29 October 2011, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 283 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 756 daily.
Concord ASOS set a monthly record daily snowfall of 34.5 cm (13.6 in) on 29 October 2011.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 29 October 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Catoctin Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Octoraro Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taldra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Catoctin Mtn Park	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meerlieu (Springvale West)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nobeoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 29 October 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 29 October 2011 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 96, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

680 broken records

Margins by which the 680 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 348.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 2011

Top 20 records on 29 October 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2011	Concord ASOS, US	monthly snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	42 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2011	Danbury, US	monthly snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	32 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2011	Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt, US	monthly snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2011	Shippensburg, US	monthly snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2011	Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2011	Catoctin Mtn Park, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2011	Hartford-Bradley Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2011	Lebanon 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2011	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2011	Octoraro Lake, US	monthly snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2011	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	152 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2011	Landisville 2 NW, US	monthly snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2011	Meredith (Darra), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2011	Mitcham, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2011	Biskra, DZ	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	130 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2011	Taldra, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2011	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	117 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2011	Danbury, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2011	New Park, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2011	Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	39 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 2011. 2011 had 852 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	620
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2