Weather Records on 29 September 2024

1,391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 2024. Highest significance: Meldrum (Coolawarrah), AU.

Key Facts for 29 September 2024

On 29 September 2024, 1,391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,225 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,376 daily.
Meldrum (Coolawarrah) set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 29 September 2024.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,391 stations

1,391 station records on 29 September 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meldrum (Coolawarrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hailar	China	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yibin	China	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kunghur (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Green Pigeon (Morning View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tulihe	China	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leigh (Rolling Acres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Loadstone (High View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Promised Land (Bellingen (Crys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Repentance Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lillian Rock (Williams Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Upper Coopers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huma	China	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,391 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 745, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 480, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 29 September 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	745
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	480
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 29 September 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 1,376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,135 broken records

Margins by which the 1,135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 2024

Top 20 records on 29 September 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 2024	Meldrum (Coolawarrah), AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2024	Hailar, CN	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2024	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2024	Yibin, CN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2024	Kunghur (the Junction), AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2024	Green Pigeon (Morning View), AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph), AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Tulihe, CN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Leigh (Rolling Acres), AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Loadstone (High View), AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Promised Land (Bellingen (Crys, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Doon Doon (McCabes Road), AU	daily rain	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	124 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Ekalaka, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Agate 3 E, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	119 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Chillingham (Limpinwood), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Brays Creek (Misty Mountain), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2024	Rosebank (Repentance Creek), AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	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

1836 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 2024. 2024 had 1,391 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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	1,104
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1