Weather Records on 29 May 1930

252 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1930. Highest significance: Low Isles Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 1930

On 29 May 1930, 252 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 249 daily.
Low Isles Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 29 May 1930.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

252 stations

252 station records on 29 May 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Renova	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

252 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 42.

Records on 29 May 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 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 1930

Top 20 records on 29 May 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1930	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	De Smet, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Normanton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Renova, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Escanaba, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Condobolin (Ringwood), AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Junsele, SE	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Battle Mtn, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Syktyvkar, RU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Ellensburg, US	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Cambridge Downs Station, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1930	Webster City, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 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

1794 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1930. 1930 had 252 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	139
3 to 5	36
5 to 8	8
8 to 10	4
10 to 13	0
13 to 15	1
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	2