Weather Records on 29 May 1931

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1931. Highest significance: Hillview (Ballandry), AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 1931

On 29 May 1931, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 416 daily.
Hillview (Ballandry) set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 29 May 1931.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 29 May 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Midgeon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Majura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lambrigg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uriarra (Woodside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 May 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1931

Top 20 records on 29 May 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1931	Hillview (Ballandry), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Paupong Station, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Nawabganj, IN	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Lake Midgeon, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Avanigadda, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Tenali, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Gannavaram, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Majura 2, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Cumberland, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Narracan State School, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Windsor Kings College, CA	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1931	Lambrigg, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 429 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 20	324
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1