Weather Records on 29 May 1977

458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1977. Highest significance: Ogallala, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1977

On 29 May 1977, 458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 441 daily.
Ogallala set a daily record precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 29 May 1977.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

458 stations

458 station records on 29 May 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lenindjol	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vorkuta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uzgen	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ak-Terk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyangala Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berezovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biala (Alvison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

458 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1977

Top 20 records on 29 May 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1977	Ogallala, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1977	Kirov, RU	monthly rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Morris, CA	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Lenindjol, KG	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Vorkuta, RU	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Uzgen, KG	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Rugby (Carovale), AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Galeana (Smn), MX	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Ak-Terk, KG	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Wyangala Dam, AU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Toms River, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Poncitlan, MX	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Dawson, CA	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Grafton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1977	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1977	Greenville, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1977	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1977	Standish 4NE, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	33 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 458 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	300
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1