Weather Records on 29 May 1966

357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1966. Highest significance: Junqueiro, BR.

Key Facts for 29 May 1966

On 29 May 1966, 357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 344 daily.
Junqueiro set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 29 May 1966.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

357 stations

357 station records on 29 May 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kargil	India	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Asuncion Tlaxiaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coruripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maracanau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ouro Branco (Manairama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sume (Sao Tome)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

357 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 May 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1966

Top 20 records on 29 May 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1966	Junqueiro, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Natal, BR	daily rain	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Kargil, IN	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Jucurutu, BR	daily rain	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Belvidere, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Penedo, BR	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Cluj Napoca, RO	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Toledo Blade, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Shenkursk, RU	monthly high min	17.3 C (63.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Itapipoca, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Les Cedres, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Santa Maria Asuncion Tlaxiaco, MX	all-time rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1966	Sao Joao Do Sabugi, BR	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1966	Kargopol, RU	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1966	San Saba, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1966	Bjelasnica, BA	daily low max	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1966	Houma, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1966	Currais Novos, BR	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1966	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily low max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	56 years	32 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 357 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 10	225
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1