Weather Records on 29 May 1975

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1975. Highest significance: Akron 4 E, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1975

On 29 May 1975, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 566 daily.
Akron 4 E set a daily record precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 29 May 1975.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 29 May 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Berezovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meeberrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allenspark 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vazantes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shurabad	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 29 May 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 29 May 1975 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 28, daily 566.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1975

Top 20 records on 29 May 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1975	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1975	Sterling, US	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1975	Berezovo, RU	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Naples, US	monthly rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Ft Lupton 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Russell Springs, US	all-time rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Boulder, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Brewster 4W, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Cleveland, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Windsor, US	all-time rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Bastrop, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Kentfield, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Imperial, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Norddal, NO	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Fleming, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Meeberrie, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Potter, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1975	Clarendon, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	42 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 599 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	501
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1