Weather Records on 29 May 1952

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1952. Highest significance: Columbus Dardc, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1952

On 29 May 1952, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 401 daily.
Columbus Dardc set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 29 May 1952.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

413 stations

413 station records on 29 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Peechelba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khutar	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1952

Top 20 records on 29 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1952	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Little Swanport (Lisdillon), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Myponga, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Edson, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Holbrook (Annandayle), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Ft Valley 2 E, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Argalong (the Farm), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Biser, RU	monthly high min	19.6 C (67.3 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Goat Rock, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Marshall, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1952	Amarpara, IN	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1952	Chamarajnagar, IN	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1952	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1952	Krishnarajnagar, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1952	Strathmore, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1952	Beardsley, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1952	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 413 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	332
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1