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Weather Records on 29 May 1901

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1901. Highest significance: Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 1901

  • On 29 May 1901, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad) set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 29 May 1901.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 29 May 1901 13 station records on 29 May 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 29 May 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 May 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation28.3 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature28.6 C (83.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.8 mm (1.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 29 May 1901 by type Records set or tied on 29 May 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 May 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 29 May 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 May 1901 by timescale Records on 29 May 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 May 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12.
Records on 29 May 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 May 1901 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.5. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 52 to 4: 34 to 6: 06 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 May 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 25
2 to 43
4 to 60
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1901
Top 13 records on 29 May 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 May 1901Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)41 years34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1901Vastervik, SEdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1901Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEmonthly rain28.3 mm (1.1 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1901Armagh, GBdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1901Uccle, BEdaily high max28.6 C (83.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1901Vineland, USdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1901Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1901Vanersborg, SEdaily rain3.7 mm (0.15 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1901Narrabri Bowling Club, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)21 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1901Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1901Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low max (Tie)13.3 C (55.9 F)tie57 years5 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1901Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min (Tie)11.6 C (52.9 F)tie7 years1 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1901Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily low max (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie11 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1901
Records on 05-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 had 13 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11817: 11818: 11832: 11834: 11836: 21844: 11847: 21852: 11854: 11858: 11860: 21862: 11864: 21865: 31867: 11868: 11869: 21870: 11871: 21875: 11876: 11881: 21882: 31883: 11884: 31885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 31889: 31890: 11891: 11892: 51893: 51894: 41895: 11896: 11897: 31898: 31899: 61900: 21901: 131902: 141903: 51904: 31905: 71906: 231907: 161908: 261909: 61910: 141911: 261912: 321913: 241914: 401915: 171916: 271917: 431918: 381919: 921920: 331921: 1701922: 621923: 1031924: 1371925: 841926: 1551927: 2901928: 1041929: 3311930: 2521931: 4291932: 2281933: 3461934: 7531935: 1141936: 4201937: 3111938: 3161939: 3091940: 1561941: 6291942: 5311943: 2461944: 2581945: 3261946: 2811947: 1,2981948: 4201949: 3471950: 3591951: 4931952: 4131953: 5011954: 2691955: 4541956: 5121957: 2511958: 4551959: 3521960: 2591961: 6081962: 8941963: 3781964: 5371965: 4551966: 3571967: 5621968: 5791969: 7621970: 4101971: 8851972: 6091973: 5171974: 6231975: 5991976: 9751977: 4581978: 7071979: 7501980: 9201981: 6011982: 1,1701983: 1,2661984: 1,8711985: 1,0061986: 8401987: 1,1191988: 1,1321989: 8741990: 1,1351991: 1,3871992: 1,5511993: 5581994: 6581995: 9291996: 1,1771997: 1,1191998: 1,2281999: 8632000: 1,3542001: 9582002: 5942003: 1,1642004: 8352005: 9042006: 1,4382007: 1,2462008: 7842009: 6182010: 9952011: 1,5402012: 9622013: 7312014: 6052015: 4622016: 5112017: 7322018: 1,3862019: 9292020: 9372021: 8542022: 6982023: 3922024: 6182025: 5782026: 7881794186918931910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-29 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18171
18181
18321
18341
18362
18441
18472
18521
18541
18581
18602
18621
18642
18653
18671
18681
18692
18701
18712
18751
18761
18812
18823
18831
18843
18851
18861
18871
18883
18893
18901
18911
18925
18935
18944
18951
18961
18973
18983
18996
19002
190113
190214
19035
19043
19057
190623
190716
190826
19096
191014
191126
191232
191324
191440
191517
191627
191743
191838
191992
192033
1921170
192262
1923103
1924137
192584
1926155
1927290
1928104
1929331
1930252
1931429
1932228
1933346
1934753
1935114
1936420
1937311
1938316
1939309
1940156
1941629
1942531
1943246
1944258
1945326
1946281
19471,298
1948420
1949347
1950359
1951493
1952413
1953501
1954269
1955454
1956512
1957251
1958455
1959352
1960259
1961608
1962894
1963378
1964537
1965455
1966357
1967562
1968579
1969762
1970410
1971885
1972609
1973517
1974623
1975599
1976975
1977458
1978707
1979750
1980920
1981601
19821,170
19831,266
19841,871
19851,006
1986840
19871,119
19881,132
1989874
19901,135
19911,387
19921,551
1993558
1994658
1995929
19961,177
19971,119
19981,228
1999863
20001,354
2001958
2002594
20031,164
2004835
2005904
20061,438
20071,246
2008784
2009618
2010995
20111,540
2012962
2013731
2014605
2015462
2016511
2017732
20181,386
2019929
2020937
2021854
2022698
2023392
2024618
2025578
2026788

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).