Weather Records on 29 May 1964

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1964. Highest significance: Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE.

Key Facts for 29 May 1964

On 29 May 1964, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 301 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 523 daily.
Heinersreuth-Vollhof set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 29 May 1964.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 29 May 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cruzeta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Pompeu Sobrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palhano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coroata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 29 May 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 523.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1964

Top 20 records on 29 May 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1964	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1964	Uruque, BR	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Quixeramobim, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Lamar, US	all-time rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Oakley, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Burley, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Las Animas, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Roebuck Plains, AU	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Kuujjuarapik A, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach, DE	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Lynway, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Acude Cruzeta, BR	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Ft Lupton 2 SE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1964	Denver WSO City, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	35 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 537 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	407
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3