Weather Records on 29 October 2023

1,264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 2023. Highest significance: Kaiserslautern, DE.

Key Facts for 29 October 2023

On 29 October 2023, 1,264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
523 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,239 daily.
Kaiserslautern set a daily record precipitation of 35.7 mm (1.4 in) on 29 October 2023.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,264 stations

1,264 station records on 29 October 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Climax	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Anaconda	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huskvarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ramsjoholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neunkirchen-Wellesweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Badajoz/Talavera la Real	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swea City 5N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Powderville 8 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Homburg/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vyksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg Benedum AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rastatt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,264 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 301, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 140.

Records on 29 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	301
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	140

Records on 29 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 1,239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,027 broken records

Margins by which the 1,027 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 2023

Top 20 records on 29 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2023	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2023	Climax, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2023	Anaconda, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	116 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Willow City, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Sanborn, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Concepcion, PY	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Grass Range, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Plevna, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	110 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	126 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Wattisham, GB	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Huskvarna, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Raymond Border STN, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Lindsay, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Haggarda, SE	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2023	Upton, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	97 years	49 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 2023. 2023 had 1,264 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 50	936
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1