Weather Records on 29 May 1947

1,298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1947. Highest significance: Pine River 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1947

On 29 May 1947, 1,298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 1,018 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,279 daily.
Pine River 3 NE set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 29 May 1947.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

1,298 stations

1,298 station records on 29 May 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,298 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 305, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 713, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 29 May 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	305
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	713
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 29 May 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 1,279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,157 broken records

Margins by which the 1,157 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 1947

Top 20 records on 29 May 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1947	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	New London, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Cedar Rapids 2, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Munising, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Hartington, US	monthly snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Bridgeport, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Lennoxville, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Estes Park, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Grand River Lock, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Stevens Pt, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Cheyenne, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Armagh, GB	monthly high min	15.2 C (59.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1947	Macon, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	36 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 1,298 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	1,114
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1