Weather Records on 29 May 1941

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1941. Highest significance: Nebo, AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 1941

On 29 May 1941, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 567 daily.
Nebo set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 29 May 1941.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 29 May 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rabbit Fence 90 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1941

Top 20 records on 29 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1941	Nebo, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Brocken, DE	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	monthly rain	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Jennings, US	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Collaroy Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	monthly rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Homestead, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Halle, DE	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Altastenberg, DE	monthly rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1941	Weissenfels, DE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	40 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 629 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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Data for records on 1941-05-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	432
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1