Weather Records on 29 October 2020

1,228 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 October 2020. Highest significance: Union City, US.

Key Facts for 29 October 2020

On 29 October 2020, 1,228 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
475 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,193 daily.
Union City set a daily record precipitation of 91.2 mm (3.6 in) on 29 October 2020.
Across 156 earlier years (1837 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,228 stations

1,228 station records on 29 October 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 October 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dyersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Joseph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Vale 5SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Agzu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Malden Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Srn In Forage Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sylacauga 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smithland L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston Pwr STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,228 records

Records set or tied on 29 October 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 501, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 29 October 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	501
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 29 October 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 1,193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,071 broken records

Margins by which the 1,071 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 October 2020

Top 20 records on 29 October 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2020	Union City, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 October 2020	Dyersburg, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	123 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	113 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Blairsville Exp STN, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Dresden, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Vega 2NW, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Newport, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Evansville Museum, US	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Norris, US	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 October 2020	Mount Joseph, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	59 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1837 to 2020. 2020 had 1,228 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 October 2020
Margin	Records
0 to 50	981
50 to 100	77
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1