Weather Records on 29 May 1962

894 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1962. Highest significance: Maffra Shire Hall, AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 1962

On 29 May 1962, 894 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 855 daily.
Maffra Shire Hall set a daily record precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 29 May 1962.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

894 stations

894 station records on 29 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pascoe Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neerim South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg (Rosanna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

894 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 663, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	663
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 855.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

803 broken records

Margins by which the 803 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1962

Top 20 records on 29 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1962	Maffra Shire Hall, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Kew, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Carrajung Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Grant City, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Yarram, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Frankfort, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Butte, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Madalya, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Toora, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Centralia, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1962	Mount Magnet, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1962	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1962	Kirkalocka, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1962	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	58 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 894 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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Data for records on 1962-05-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	802
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1