US weather records set on Thursday 29 October 2026
On Thursday , 7 of 404 US cities set or tied a daily record (our calculation from NOAA records; preliminary).
Records set or tied
- Warm day or night
- Cold day or night
- Wet day
| Place | Record | Value | Before | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | ||||
| Cold Bay, AK | Warmest day | 56°F | 53°F 1971 | Confirmed |
| Hawaii | ||||
| Hilo, HI | Warmest day | 89°F | 88°F 2015, 1967 | Confirmed |
| Hilo, HI | Warmest night | 76°F | 73°F 2019 | Confirmed |
| Hilo, HI | Wettest day | 1.78 in | 1.76 in 2019 | Confirmed |
| Kahului, HI | Coldest day tied | 78°F | 78°F 1958 | Confirmed |
| Kahului, HI | Warmest night tied | 75°F | 75°F 1981, 1980, 1974 | Confirmed |
| New York | ||||
| Fredonia, NY | Warmest day tied | 74°F | 74°F 2024, 2014, 1989, 1974, 1971 | Provisional |
| Oswego, NY | Warmest day | 76°F | 74°F 1945 | Provisional |
| Rochester, NY | Warmest day tied | 76°F | 76°F 1896 | Confirmed |
| Texas | ||||
| Del Rio, TX | Wettest day | 4.25 in | 0.96 in 1907 | Confirmed |
The longest "since" gaps
| Place | Answer | Since | Gap, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester, NY | Warmest day | 130 years | |
| Talkeetna, AK | Wettest day | 85 years | |
| Erie, PA | Warmest night | 76 years | |
| Roswell, NM | Wettest day | 68 years | |
| Midland-Odessa, TX | Wettest day | 68 years | |
| Kahului, HI | Coldest day | 68 years | |
| Plattsburgh, NY | Warmest day | 55 years | |
| Abilene, TX | Wettest day | 50 years | |
| San Antonio, TX | Wettest day | 50 years | |
| Youngstown, OH | Warmest night | 44 years | |
| Santa Maria, CA | Warmest night | 43 years | |
| Ramona, CA | Warmest night | 39 years | |
| Buffalo, NY | Warmest day | 37 years | |
| Burlington, VT | Warmest day | 37 years | |
| Avoca, PA | Warmest day | 37 years | |
| Syracuse, NY | Warmest day | 37 years | |
| Saranac Lake, NY | Warmest day | 37 years | |
| Binghamton, NY | Warmest day | 37 years | |
| Greenville, MS | Dry spell | 36 years | |
| Quillayute, WA | Coldest day | 35 years |
Every record and gap in words
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 56°F in Cold Bay, AK, the warmest 29 October on record, in 85 years since 1942; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 89°F in Hilo, HI, the warmest 29 October on record, in 78 years since 1949; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a low of 76°F in Hilo, HI, the warmest 29 October night on record, in 78 years since 1949; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: 1.78 in of precipitation in Hilo, HI, the wettest 29 October on record, in 78 years since 1949; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 78°F in Kahului, HI, tying the record for the coldest 29 October day, set in 1958, in 73 years since 1954; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a low of 75°F in Kahului, HI, tying the record for the warmest 29 October night, set in 1981, 1980 and 1974, in 73 years since 1954; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 74°F in Fredonia, NY, tying the record for the warmest 29 October, set in 2024, 2014, 1989 and 2 other years, in 112 years since 1914 (no value for 1940); provisional.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 76°F in Oswego, NY, the warmest 29 October on record, in 101 years since 1926; provisional.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 76°F in Rochester, NY, tying the record for the warmest 29 October, set in 1896, in 155 years since 1872; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: 4.25 in of precipitation in Del Rio, TX, the wettest 29 October on record, in 121 years since 1906; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 76°F in Rochester, NY, tying the record for the warmest 29 October, set in 1896, in 155 years since 1872; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: 0.98 in of precipitation in Talkeetna, AK, the wettest 29 October since 1941 (no value for 1995), 3rd wettest of 105.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a low of 54°F in Erie, PA, the warmest 29 October night since 1950, tied 6th warmest of 154 (with 1935).
- Thursday 29 October 2026: 0.39 in of precipitation in Roswell, NM, the wettest 29 October since 1958, 5th wettest of 132.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: 0.21 in of precipitation in Midland-Odessa, TX, the wettest 29 October since 1958, 3rd wettest of 97.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 78°F in Kahului, HI, tying the record for the coldest 29 October day, set in 1958, in 73 years since 1954; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 67°F in Plattsburgh, NY, the warmest 29 October since 1971 (no value for 1995, 1996 and 1997), 3rd warmest of 78.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: 0.52 in of precipitation in Abilene, TX, the wettest 29 October since 1976, 4th wettest of 142.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: 1.00 in of precipitation in San Antonio, TX, the wettest 29 October since 1976, 4th wettest of 142.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a low of 49°F in Youngstown, OH, the warmest 29 October night since 1982, tied 6th warmest of 99 (with 1955).
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a low of 56°F in Santa Maria, CA, the warmest 29 October night since 1983, tied 2nd warmest of 116 (with 1983).
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a low of 57°F in Ramona, CA, the warmest 29 October night since 1987 (no value for 1991 and 1993), 2nd warmest of 51.
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 71°F in Buffalo, NY, the warmest 29 October since 1989, tied 4th warmest of 153 (with 1956, 1946 and 1894).
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 67°F in Burlington, VT, the warmest 29 October since 1989, tied 6th warmest of 141 (with 1949).
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 69°F in Avoca, PA, the warmest 29 October since 1989, tied 12th warmest of 126 (with 1986 and 1974).
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 74°F in Syracuse, NY, the warmest 29 October since 1989, tied 2nd warmest of 125 (with 1989 and 1946).
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 68°F in Saranac Lake, NY, the warmest 29 October since 1989 (no value for 1996), tied 4th warmest of 112 (with 1960).
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 68°F in Binghamton, NY, the warmest 29 October since 1989, tied 3rd warmest of 76 (with 1971 and 1961).
- No measurable precipitation in Greenville, MS for 45 days to Thursday 29 October 2026, the longest dry spell since 1990 (some days of that spell are missing, so it may have been shorter).
- Thursday 29 October 2026: a high of 49°F in Quillayute, WA, the coldest 29 October day since 1991, 4th coldest of 61.
National Weather Service record reports
National Weather Service record event reports issued from 20:00 UTC on 29 October to 20:00 UTC on 30 October 2026, by headline: 8.
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT ROCHESTER NY RERROC,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT KAHULUI HI RERHFO,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT COLD BAY RERCDB,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DEL RIO RERDRT,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT NOGALES AZ AIRPORT RERTWC,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT COLD BAY RERCDB,
- DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT EL DORADO ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 29, 2026 RERSHV,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT HILO HI YESTERDAY RERHFO,
- Reports not listed
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