Weather Records on 29 May 1924

137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1924. Highest significance: Gorlitz, DE.

Key Facts for 29 May 1924

On 29 May 1924, 137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 120 daily.
Gorlitz set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 29 May 1924.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

137 stations

137 station records on 29 May 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

137 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 34.

Records on 29 May 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

100 broken records

Margins by which the 100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1924

Top 20 records on 29 May 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1924	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1924	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1924	Karlshamn, SE	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1924	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Hano_A, SE	monthly rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Gorki, BY	monthly rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	New Smyrna Beach, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Carthage, US	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Tuscola, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Independence, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Arcadia, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Lamar 7N, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1924	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	16 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 137 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 5	78
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1