Weather Records on 29 May 1960

259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1960. Highest significance: Barsoe, IN.

Key Facts for 29 May 1960

On 29 May 1960, 259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 249 daily.
Barsoe set a daily record precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 29 May 1960.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

259 stations

259 station records on 29 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barsoe	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sultanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
US Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonaula	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palasdanga	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

259 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 29 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

218 broken records

Margins by which the 218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1960

Top 20 records on 29 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1960	Barsoe, IN	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Ghatal, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Purnea, IN	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Malda, IN	daily rain	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Ponca City, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Rajmahal, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Bhatkal, IN	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Markapur, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Sultanganj, IN	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1960	Baunsi, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1960	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1960	Bakhtiarpur, IN	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1960	Blackwell 1 W, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1960	Mulki, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1960	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1960	Loerie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	31 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 259 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	191
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1