Weather Records on 29 May 1954

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1954. Highest significance: Kiev, UA.

Key Facts for 29 May 1954

On 29 May 1954, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 261 daily.
Kiev set a daily record precipitation of 35.9 mm (1.4 in) on 29 May 1954.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 29 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bairgania	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ona	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 29 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 261.

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 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1954

Top 20 records on 29 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1954	Kiev, UA	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1954	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1954	Arcadia, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1954	Kleve, DE	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1954	Renovo, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1954	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1954	Kursk, RU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1954	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1954	Hanover, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1954	Cedar Run (River), US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1954	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1954	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high min	15.2 C (59.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1954	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1954	Harrison 1 NNW, US	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1954	Prineville, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1954	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high max	23.7 C (74.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1954	Ismailia, EG	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1954	Barras, BR	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1954	Madurai, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1954	Harnosand, SE	daily high max	27.4 C (81.3 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	36 years	28 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 269 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	206
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1