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Weather Records on 29 May 1921

170 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1921. Highest significance: Quorn (Round Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 1921

  • On 29 May 1921, 170 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 46 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 158 daily.
  • Quorn (Round Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 29 May 1921.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

170 stations
Weather records on 29 May 1921 170 station records on 29 May 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
170 station records on 29 May 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 May 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Quorn (Round Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
KillalpaninnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.5 mm (1.9 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
HammondAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.0 mm (2.4 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
CarrietonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
PoplitahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
HawkerAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.7 mm (2.3 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
WilmingtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
KoonamoreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Texas StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
WarwillahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
HaddonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.6 mm (2.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi OuzouAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation47.7 mm (1.9 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
MelroseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
CradockAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.9 mm (1.7 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Winnininnie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
BlagovescenskRussiaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.5 mm (1.8 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation33.9 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
OrrorooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TarnabySwedenRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WaukaringaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo CentreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BlinmanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OutalpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CockburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BeltanaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal BrookAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HermannsburgAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StockwellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BoolcoomattaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

170 records
Records on 29 May 1921 by type Records set or tied on 29 May 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 111. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 20Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 26Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 111Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 May 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 111.
Records on 29 May 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum20
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum26
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall111
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 May 1921 by timescale Records on 29 May 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 158. 050100150200all-time: 0monthly: 12daily: 158all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 May 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 158.
Records on 29 May 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly12
daily158

How Much Records Were Beaten By

152 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 May 1921 Margins by which the 152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.2. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 10: 11110 to 20: 2220 to 30: 1430 to 40: 440 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 May 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 10111
10 to 2022
20 to 3014
30 to 404
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1921
Top 20 records on 29 May 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 May 1921Quorn (Round Hill), AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)42.2 mm (1.7 in)27 years51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Killalpaninna, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)35 years49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Curnomona (Curnamona), AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)31.8 mm (1.3 in)39 years49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Old Baratta Homestead, AUmonthly rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)12 years48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Carrieton (Yackara), AUmonthly rain48.5 mm (1.9 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)15 years48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Hammond, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)16 years47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Hawker (Holowilena), AUmonthly rain62.0 mm (2.4 in)23.4 mm (0.9 in)3 years47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Carrieton, AUmonthly rain44.7 mm (1.8 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)37 years43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Poplitah, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)25.6 mm (1.0 in)41 years43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Hawker, AUdaily rain57.7 mm (2.3 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)27 years39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Hawker (Warcowie), AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)26.6 mm (1.0 in)27 years39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Wilmington, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)26.9 mm (1.1 in)36 years37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Koonamore, AUdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)28.9 mm (1.1 in)27 years37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Texas Station, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)32.8 mm (1.3 in)16 years37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)38 years35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Warwillah, AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)27 years35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Port Dover, CAdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)44 years35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1921Haddon, AUmonthly rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)7 years34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1921Tizi Ouzou, DZdaily rain47.7 mm (1.9 in)32.2 mm (1.3 in)11 years33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1921Melrose, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)30.4 mm (1.2 in)8 years33 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 1921
Records on 05-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 170 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 1921. 1921 had 170 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).