Weather Records on 29 May 1956

512 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1956. Highest significance: Haldwani, IN.

Key Facts for 29 May 1956

On 29 May 1956, 512 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 480 daily.
Haldwani set a monthly record daily precipitation of 156.0 mm (6.1 in) on 29 May 1956.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

512 stations

512 station records on 29 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chaukuri	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Una	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur India Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

512 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 258.

Records on 29 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1956

Top 20 records on 29 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1956	Haldwani, IN	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1956	Kathgodam, IN	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1956	Khamaria, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1956	Rudrapur/Kitchha, IN	monthly rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1956	Chakrata Kalsi Sr, IN	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1956	Kilpuri, IN	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1956	Dhampur, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1956	Chaukuri, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1956	Najibabad, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1956	Stapleton 5 SSE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1956	Khairagarh, IN	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1956	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1956	Sao Bento Do Una, BR	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1956	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1956	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1956	Dongargarh, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1956	Ft Ripley, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1956	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1956	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1956	Mungeli, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	46 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 512 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	368
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3