Weather Records on 29 May 1936

420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1936. Highest significance: Cork Station, AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 1936

On 29 May 1936, 420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 385 daily.
Cork Station set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 29 May 1936.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

420 stations

420 station records on 29 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	339.1 mm (13.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	490.5 mm (19.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yalpunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castlemaine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danforth (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alaga	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barkola	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

420 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 29 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1936

Top 20 records on 29 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1936	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Shillong, IN	monthly rain	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Upper Shillong, IN	monthly rain	339.1 mm (13.4 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Jowai, IN	monthly rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Kulikuchi, IN	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Dalu, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Manoora, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Eulolo Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Lungleh, IN	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Mawphlang Obsy, IN	all-time rain	490.5 mm (19.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Attabari, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Balumath, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Monierkhal, IN	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Sibsagar, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Silchar, IN	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Aijal, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1936	Champhai, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1936	Yalpunga, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	33 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 420 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	293
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2