Weather Records on 29 May 1928

104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1928. Highest significance: Chattanooga Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1928

On 29 May 1928, 104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 103 daily.
Chattanooga Wb City set a daily record low maximum temperature of 16.1 C (61.0 F) on 29 May 1928.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

104 stations

104 station records on 29 May 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parks Spring Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

104 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 56.

Records on 29 May 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 103.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

90 broken records

Margins by which the 90 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1928

Top 20 records on 29 May 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1928	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Yazoo City, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Asheville, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Gympie, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Coldwater, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Redbank Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1928	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	23 years	18 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 104 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 3	38
3 to 5	30
5 to 8	9
8 to 10	3
10 to 13	3
13 to 15	5
15 to 18	1
18 to 20	1