Weather Records on 29 May 1929

331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1929. Highest significance: Dresden, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1929

On 29 May 1929, 331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 310 daily.
Dresden set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 29 May 1929.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

331 stations

331 station records on 29 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

331 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 51.

Records on 29 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 310.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1929

Top 20 records on 29 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1929	Dresden, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1929	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1929	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1929	Zanesville Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1929	Armour, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1929	Hartington, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1929	Danevang 1 W, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	Fredericton Unb, CA	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	Halifax, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	Old Mission, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	New London, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	Owen Sound, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	Waco, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	Stevens Pt, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1929	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	24 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 331 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 10	223
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1