Weather Records on 7 May 1929

224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1929. Highest significance: Williamsburg 2, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 1929

On 7 May 1929, 224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 223 daily.
Williamsburg 2 set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 7 May 1929.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

224 stations

224 station records on 7 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Speers Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thowgla Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brewongle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

224 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1929

Top 20 records on 7 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1929	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1929	Carthage, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1929	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Montgomery Wb City, US	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Swift Current, CA	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Greensboro, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Quincy, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Poplar 2 E, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Paskeville, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1929	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	19 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 224 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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	139
5 to 10	19
10 to 15	14
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1