Weather Records on 29 May 1967

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1967. Highest significance: Newlands, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 May 1967

On 29 May 1967, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 528 daily.
Newlands set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 29 May 1967.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 29 May 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Florisbad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salopia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boscobel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leyden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aldan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville Dam 2O	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaalplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dam 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnij_Baskuncak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludiksdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 385, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 29 May 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	385
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 29 May 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1967

Top 20 records on 29 May 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1967	Newlands, ZA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	79 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1967	Olyfenfontein, ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1967	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1967	El-Ton, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Florisbad, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Salopia, ZA	monthly rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Athens 5 NW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Driekoppies, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Lakenvlei, ZA	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Nazareth House Farm, ZA	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1967	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	47 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1967. 1967 had 562 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 100	496
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1