Weather Records on 29 May 1933

346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1933. Highest significance: Farmington 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1933

On 29 May 1933, 346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 341 daily.
Farmington 3NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 29 May 1933.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

346 stations

346 station records on 29 May 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conmurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

346 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 277.

Records on 29 May 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1933

Top 20 records on 29 May 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1933	Farmington 3NW, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Karikode, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Ettumanur, IN	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Apsley, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Puttur, IN	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Honnali, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Aramboly, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Goroke (Kangawall), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Mercara Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Sringeri, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Karimganj, IN	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1933	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 346 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 25	279
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1