Weather Records on 29 October 2017

979 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 2017. Highest significance: Oshima, JP.

Key Facts for 29 October 2017

On 29 October 2017, 979 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 461 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 943 daily.
Oshima set a daily record precipitation of 241.0 mm (9.5 in) on 29 October 2017.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

979 stations

979 station records on 29 October 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chiba	Japan	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record low minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karabulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saratow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

979 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 276, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 29 October 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	276
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 29 October 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 943.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

807 broken records

Margins by which the 807 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 238.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 2017

Top 20 records on 29 October 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2017	Oshima, JP	daily rain	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2017	Brevard, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	99 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2017	Miyazaki, JP	daily rain	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	238.4 mm (9.4 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2017	Lake Toxaway 2 SW, US	daily rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2017	Shimizu, JP	daily rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Ajiro, JP	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Chiba, JP	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Sola/Vanua Lava Isl, VU	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Williamsport Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Gaoua, BF	monthly low min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Karabulak, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Mishima, JP	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Omaezaki, JP	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	New Haven Tweed AP, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Magadan, RU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	New Castle, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Pisgah Forest 3 NE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	172 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017	Stuart, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	50 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 2017. 2017 had 979 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 2017-10-29: 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 50	778
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2