Weather Records on 29 May 1942

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1942. Highest significance: Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1942

On 29 May 1942, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 484 daily.
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 29 May 1942.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

531 stations

531 station records on 29 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 47, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1942

Top 20 records on 29 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1942	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Maple Plain, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Kadayam, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Zumbrota, US	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Tirunelveli, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Winona, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Theethandathanam, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Tiruvadanai, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Nidamangalam, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Grayling, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Vilatnikulam, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1942	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	36 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 531 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	348
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1