Weather Records on 29 May 1965

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1965. Highest significance: Fort McPherson, CA.

Key Facts for 29 May 1965

On 29 May 1965, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 313 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 450 daily.
Fort McPherson set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 29 May 1965.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 29 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1965

Top 20 records on 29 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1965	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1965	Indlunkulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1965	College Park, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1965	Riverside, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1965	Riva, IT	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1965	Albertinia (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1965	Rosebud, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	Caledonia, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	Albion, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	Sugartown, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	Summerville 4W, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	Temple, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	Kwepertuin, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1965	Rantoul, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	30 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 455 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 200	339
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1