Weather Records on 29 May 1906

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1906. Highest significance: Harnosand, SE.

Key Facts for 29 May 1906

On 29 May 1906, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 23 daily.
Harnosand set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 29 May 1906.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

23 stations

23 station records on 29 May 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.

Records on 29 May 1906 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records

Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1906

Top 20 records on 29 May 1906 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1906	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1906	Charlottetown, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1906	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1906	Truro, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1906	St John's, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Sydney, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Halifax, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Saint John, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Milan, IT	daily high max	32.7 C (90.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Truro, CA	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Charlottetown, CA	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	3 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Sydney, CA	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	15 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Halifax, CA	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	13 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	15 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	6 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1906	Portland, US	daily low min (Tie)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	tie	16 years	2 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 1906

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1906. 1906 had 23 records.

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

Records on 05-29 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1817	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1836	2
1844	1
1847	2
1852	1
1854	1
1858	1
1860	2
1862	1
1864	2
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	2
1875	1
1876	1
1881	2
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	1
1891	1
1892	5
1893	5
1894	4
1895	1
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	6
1900	2
1901	13
1902	14
1903	5
1904	3
1905	7
1906	23
1907	16
1908	26
1909	6
1910	14
1911	26
1912	32
1913	24
1914	40
1915	17
1916	27
1917	43
1918	38
1919	92
1920	33
1921	170
1922	62
1923	103
1924	137
1925	84
1926	155
1927	290
1928	104
1929	331
1930	252
1931	429
1932	228
1933	346
1934	753
1935	114
1936	420
1937	311
1938	316
1939	309
1940	156
1941	629
1942	531
1943	246
1944	258
1945	326
1946	281
1947	1,298
1948	420
1949	347
1950	359
1951	493
1952	413
1953	501
1954	269
1955	454
1956	512
1957	251
1958	455
1959	352
1960	259
1961	608
1962	894
1963	378
1964	537
1965	455
1966	357
1967	562
1968	579
1969	762
1970	410
1971	885
1972	609
1973	517
1974	623
1975	599
1976	975
1977	458
1978	707
1979	750
1980	920
1981	601
1982	1,170
1983	1,266
1984	1,871
1985	1,006
1986	840
1987	1,119
1988	1,132
1989	874
1990	1,135
1991	1,387
1992	1,551
1993	558
1994	658
1995	929
1996	1,177
1997	1,119
1998	1,228
1999	863
2000	1,354
2001	958
2002	594
2003	1,164
2004	835
2005	904
2006	1,438
2007	1,246
2008	784
2009	618
2010	995
2011	1,540
2012	962
2013	731
2014	605
2015	462
2016	511
2017	732
2018	1,386
2019	929
2020	937
2021	854
2022	698
2023	392
2024	618
2025	578
2026	788

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	14
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1