Weather Records on 29 May 1925

84 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1925. Highest significance: Skara 1, SE.

Key Facts for 29 May 1925

On 29 May 1925, 84 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 80 daily.
Skara 1 set a daily record precipitation of 31.4 mm (1.2 in) on 29 May 1925.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

84 stations

84 station records on 29 May 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Currandooley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa (Gipsy Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Seacombe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

84 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 38.

Records on 29 May 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1925

Top 20 records on 29 May 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1925	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1925	Currandooley, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1925	Sarna, SE	monthly rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1925	Noorinbee, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Godegard, SE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Maristova, NO	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Atyrau, KZ	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Genoa (Gipsy Point), AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Elliston, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1925	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	30 years	17 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1925. 1925 had 84 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 May 1925
Margin	Records
0 to 10	42
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1