Weather Records on 29 October 2016

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 2016. Highest significance: Snake Rvr, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 2016

On 29 October 2016, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
803 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 954 daily.
Snake Rvr set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 29 October 2016.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 29 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Uelen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sutcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wittitrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aioun Elatrouss	Mauritania	Record high maximum temperature	49.5 C (121.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moose	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 390, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 413, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	390
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	413
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 954.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

719 broken records

Margins by which the 719 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 2016

Top 20 records on 29 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2016	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Black Rock, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Mys Uelen, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Sutcliffe, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Ashton 1N, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Barrow AP, US	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Cuyamaca, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Clear Lake, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Wessington Springs, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Wittitrin, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Kassler, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	State UNIV, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Nome AP, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Kyra, RU	daily low min	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Bradford, GB	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Canyon Dam, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Allerton, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2016	Laketown, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	41 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 2016. 2016 had 965 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 2016-10-29: 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 10	695
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2