Weather Records on 29 May 1914

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1914. Highest significance: Komga (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 May 1914

On 29 May 1914, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 38 daily.
Komga (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 29 May 1914.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 29 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 29 May 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 38.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records

Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1914

Top 20 records on 29 May 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1914	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1914	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1914	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Cathcart, ZA	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily low min	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Southampton, CA	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Morgantown 1, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Arnsberg, DE	daily low max	10.1 C (50.2 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Nurnberg, DE	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Buffalo, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1914	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low max	10.1 C (50.2 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	1 year	12 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1914. 1914 had 40 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 10	24
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1