Weather Records on 29 May 1946

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1946. Highest significance: Pithoragarh, IN.

Key Facts for 29 May 1946

On 29 May 1946, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 272 daily.
Pithoragarh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 29 May 1946.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

281 stations

281 station records on 29 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 170	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hariharganj	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 29 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 272.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

217 broken records

Margins by which the 217 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1946

Top 20 records on 29 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1946	Pithoragarh, IN	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Springvale, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Vanersborg, SE	monthly high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Pearsall, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Rpf 170, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Berinag, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Athens, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Islampur, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Trout Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Bhadgaon, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1946	Poona, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1946	Apache, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1946	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1946	Shoshone, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1946	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high max	31.6 C (88.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	30 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 281 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	199
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1