Weather Records on 29 May 1950

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1950. Highest significance: Woodstock 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1950

On 29 May 1950, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 337 daily.
Woodstock 2 NE set a daily record precipitation of 58.9 mm (2.3 in) on 29 May 1950.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 29 May 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bohemia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 126 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alwaye Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wonwondah (Mount Zero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 29 May 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1950

Top 20 records on 29 May 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1950	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1950	Bohemia Downs, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Tarcoola, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Triprayar, IN	daily rain	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Thurlga, AU	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Bagalkot, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Uttamachipura, IN	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Gaudan-In-Turkmen, TM	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Ramnagar Sr, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Malayattur, IN	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Badagara, IN	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Bettiah, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Rpf 126 Mile, AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Parli, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Bagaha, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1950	Cranganore, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	38 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 359 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	274
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1