Weather Records on 29 May 1926

155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1926. Highest significance: Stockholm, SE.

Key Facts for 29 May 1926

On 29 May 1926, 155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 134 daily.
Stockholm set a daily record precipitation of 28.8 mm (1.1 in) on 29 May 1926.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

155 stations

155 station records on 29 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

155 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

112 broken records

Margins by which the 112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1926

Top 20 records on 29 May 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1926	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1926	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1926	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Pine Bluff, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Fayette, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Uman, UA	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Columbus, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Maryville 2E, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Prescott 2 NNW, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Rogers, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Oregon, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Agricultural College, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Pakri, EE	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1926	Boras, SE	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	36 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 155 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	98
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1