Weather Records on 29 May 1927

290 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1927. Highest significance: Butte Bert Mooney AP, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1927

On 29 May 1927, 290 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 270 daily.
Butte Bert Mooney AP set a monthly record daily snowfall of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 29 May 1927.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

290 stations

290 station records on 29 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

290 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

206 broken records

Margins by which the 206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1927

Top 20 records on 29 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1927	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	monthly snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1927	Helena Wb City, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1927	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1927	Irvington, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Cobar Post Office, AU	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Bonang, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Richmond, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Highland Home, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Poplar 2 E, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Great Falls 16St, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Columbus Ohio St UNIV, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Wien, AT	daily low max	12.3 C (54.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Uccle, BE	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Dale Enterprise, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Georgetown Post Office, AU	monthly low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1927	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	13 years	21 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1927. 1927 had 290 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 200	204
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1