Weather Records on 29 October 2012

1,389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 2012. Highest significance: Atlantic City Marina, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 2012

On 29 October 2012, 1,389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
436 were record highs and 429 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,304 daily.
Atlantic City Marina set a daily record precipitation of 181.9 mm (7.2 in) on 29 October 2012.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,389 stations

1,389 station records on 29 October 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Atlantic City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kudymkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Delft	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Innset I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skei I Jolster	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nordkoster A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavsfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bohodukhiv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Octoraro Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt Gulch	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem Ctr 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,389 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 246, Heaviest daily rainfall 408, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 29 October 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	246
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 29 October 2012 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 81, daily 1,304.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,182 broken records

Margins by which the 1,182 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 2012

Top 20 records on 29 October 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2012	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 October 2012	Atlantic City Intl AP, US	monthly rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2012	Patuxent River NAS, US	monthly rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2012	Cape May 2 NW, US	all-time rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	133 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2012	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2012	Poltava, UA	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2012	Cleveland, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2012	Snow Hill 4 N, US	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2012	Elk Rvr, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2012	Royal Oak 2 SSW, US	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2012	Oostvoorne, NL	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2012	Kudymkar, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2012	Altoona 3 W, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2012	Delft, NL	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2012	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2012	Nolinsk, RU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2012	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2012	Innset I Bardu, NO	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2012	Briksdal, NO	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2012	Skei I Jolster, NO	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	42 years	51 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 2012. 2012 had 1,389 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 2026-10-14 (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 50	1,127
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1