Weather Records on 29 May 1972

609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1972. Highest significance: Santiago, MX.

Key Facts for 29 May 1972

On 29 May 1972, 609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 576 daily.
Santiago set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 29 May 1972.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

609 stations

609 station records on 29 May 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Foleyet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Coyote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tashir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Culver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

609 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1972

Top 20 records on 29 May 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1972	Santiago, MX	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1972	Villa Ahumada, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Iroquois Falls, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Baddeck, CA	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	San Bartolo, MX	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Nizhne-Tambovskoe, RU	monthly rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Yeso 2 S, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Lencois, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Clark, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Foleyet, CA	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Badiraguato (Smn), MX	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Marquette, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Grindstone Island, CA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Chilliwack, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Presa Coyote, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Ameca, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1972	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	25 years	37 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 609 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	488
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1