Weather Records on 29 May 1945

326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1945. Highest significance: Cairns Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 1945

On 29 May 1945, 326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 304 daily.
Cairns Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 29 May 1945.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

326 stations

326 station records on 29 May 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Mills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooch Behar	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drummonds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

326 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 1945 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 304.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1945

Top 20 records on 29 May 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1945	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1945	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Harvey Post Office, AU	all-time rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Cajazeiras, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Warsaw 1, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Wilgarrup, AU	all-time rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Karlstad, SE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Lake Muir, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Picui, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Boko, IN	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Deeside, AU	all-time rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Kurgan, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Limon 10 SSW, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Boyanup, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Mornington Mills, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Glen Boughton, AU	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Represa, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1945	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1945. 1945 had 326 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 50	274
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1