Weather Records on 29 May 1974

623 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1974. Highest significance: Mundo Novo, BR.

Key Facts for 29 May 1974

On 29 May 1974, 623 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 577 daily.
Mundo Novo set a daily record precipitation of 57.0 mm (2.2 in) on 29 May 1974.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

623 stations

623 station records on 29 May 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salva Vidas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gelantipy East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Satrovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ubiracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aguililla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

623 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 May 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 May 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1974

Top 20 records on 29 May 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1974	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Tubbut, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Oberlin, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Carius, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Union de Tula, MX	monthly low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Acude General Sampaio, BR	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Gander Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Buenavista, MX	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Elk, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Salva Vidas, BR	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Ingenio Tamazula, MX	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Rio Piracicaba, BR	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	La Union, MX	monthly low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Shadrinsk, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Onawa 3NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1974	Ajojucar, MX	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1974	Castle Rock, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	34 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 623 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	493
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1