Weather Records on 5 May 1929

256 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1929. Highest significance: Paarl (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 May 1929

On 5 May 1929, 256 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 253 daily.
Paarl (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 5 May 1929.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

256 stations

256 station records on 5 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

256 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1929

Top 20 records on 5 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1929	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1929	Halden, NO	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1929	Bic, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1929	Bakke, NO	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Aseral, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Columbus, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Varberg, SE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Boras, SE	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Orje, NO	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Port Pirie (Valencia), AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Landsort, SE	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1929	Yardea, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 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

1795 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1929. 1929 had 256 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	554
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	538

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 May 1929
Margin	Records
0 to 10	194
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1