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Weather Records on 29 May 1920

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1920. Highest significance: Durham, GB.

Key Facts for 29 May 1920

  • On 29 May 1920, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 16 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Durham set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 29 May 1920.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 29 May 1920 33 station records on 29 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 29 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation31.3 mm (1.2 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
BolognaItalyRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation21.4 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GoorimpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature18.4 C (65.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature30.8 C (87.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord high minimum temperature6.3 C (43.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature6.2 C (43.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City ForrestCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high minimum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
NocolecheAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-1.9 C (28.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high maximum temperature23.5 C (74.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature32.0 C (89.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature24.8 C (76.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature34.3 C (93.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature34.0 C (93.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 29 May 1920 by type Records set or tied on 29 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 29 May 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 May 1920 by timescale Records on 29 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33.
Records on 29 May 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 May 1920 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.5. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 265 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 May 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 526
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 252

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1920
Top 20 records on 29 May 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 May 1920Durham, GBdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)29 years52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1920Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain31.3 mm (1.2 in)20.5 mm (0.8 in)37 years47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1920Bologna, ITdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)99 years42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1920Sheffield, GBdaily rain21.4 mm (0.8 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Goorimpa, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily high min18.4 C (65.1 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Innsbruck, ATdaily high max30.8 C (87.4 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Uccle, BEdaily rain6.7 mm (0.26 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Saentis, CHdaily high min6.3 C (43.3 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Sonnblick, ATdaily high max6.2 C (43.2 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Rapid City Forrest, CAdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Wrixum/Fohr, DEdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Hoorn, NLdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Sonnblick, ATdaily high min1.3 C (34.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Hanover (Pol), ZAdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily high min14.0 C (57.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Nocoleche, AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Perm, RUdaily low min-1.9 C (28.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1920Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)24 years12 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 1920
Records on 05-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 33 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 1920. 1920 had 33 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).