Weather Records on 29 October 1996

1,169 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 1996. Highest significance: Webster, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 1996

On 29 October 1996, 1,169 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
517 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,111 daily.
Webster set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 29 October 1996.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,169 stations

1,169 station records on 29 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kettleman STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lemoore Reeves NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itaobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Panoche 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corcoran Irrig Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Slana	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virolahti Nopala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enderlin 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mounds 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coalinga	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,169 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 264, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 412, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 29 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	264
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	412
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 29 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 57, daily 1,111.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

899 broken records

Margins by which the 899 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 1996

Top 20 records on 29 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1996	Webster, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1996	Buskala Rch, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1996	Kettleman STN, US	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1996	Manderson 3 NE, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1996	Lemoore Reeves NAS, US	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 October 1996	Five Points 5 SSW, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Kenai AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Santa Barbara, US	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Spicer, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Stephan 2 NW, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Ipswich, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Sisseton, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Itaobim, BR	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Panoche 2 W, US	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Corcoran Irrig Dist, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	46 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 1996. 1996 had 1,169 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 1996-10-29: 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 2026-10-17 (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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 October 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	895
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1