Weather Records on 29 May 1955

454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1955. Highest significance: Pontotoc, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1955

On 29 May 1955, 454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 444 daily.
Pontotoc set a daily record precipitation of 100.8 mm (4.0 in) on 29 May 1955.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

454 stations

454 station records on 29 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chute Aux Galets	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta Dam 35	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

454 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 29 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 29 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1955

Top 20 records on 29 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1955	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1955	Fauquier, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Pemberton Meadows, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Gooty, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Challakire, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Buntzen Lake, CA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Hiriyur, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Ilkal, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Davangire, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	High Brg Lock 7, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Water Valley, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Angelica, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Tunnel Camp, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Chute Aux Galets, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1955	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 454 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 50	352
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1