Weather Records on 29 May 1919

92 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1919. Highest significance: Lismore (Centre Street), AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 1919

On 29 May 1919, 92 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 75 daily.
Lismore (Centre Street) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 29 May 1919.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

92 stations

92 station records on 29 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

92 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 50.

Records on 29 May 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 75.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

87 broken records

Margins by which the 87 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1919

Top 20 records on 29 May 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1919	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1919	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	monthly rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1919	Roseberry, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1919	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1919	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1919	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1919	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1919	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	monthly rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1919	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1919	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1919	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1919	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1919	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1919	Woodburn Post Office, AU	monthly rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1919	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1919	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1919	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1919	Portland, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1919	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1919	White River, CA	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	23 years	22 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 92 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	71
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1