Weather Records on 29 October 2021

812 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 2021. Highest significance: Penola Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 October 2021

On 29 October 2021, 812 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
373 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 788 daily.
Penola Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 29 October 2021.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

812 stations

812 station records on 29 October 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Penshurst (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Jericho (Bowsden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodbury (Warringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Madrid/Torrejon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orielton (East Orielton Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Green Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Dorodong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim Baps	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cuenca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Bettws-Y-Coed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boundary Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newhalem	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coonawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
King Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Padthaway (Marcollat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

812 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 397, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 October 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	397
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 October 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 788.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

713 broken records

Margins by which the 713 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 2021

Top 20 records on 29 October 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2021	Penola Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 October 2021	Portland, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 October 2021	Tintinara, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Dergholm (Hillgrove), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Ouse (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Bronte Heights, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Osterley, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Bothwell (Franklin Street), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Bonners Ferry, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	119 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Penshurst (the Gums), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Jericho (Bowsden), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Mount Gambier Aero, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Madrid/Barajas, ES	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2021	Woodbury (Warringa), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 2021. 2021 had 812 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	643
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1