Weather Records on 29 May 1980

920 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1980. Highest significance: Peak Hill Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 1980

On 29 May 1980, 920 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 902 daily.
Peak Hill Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 29 May 1980.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

920 stations

920 station records on 29 May 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warragai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahi Upper 1052	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lauda-Konigshofen-Gerlachsheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahi Lower 1054	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rhein Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nigniy_Studeniy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

920 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 641, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	641
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 902.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1980

Top 20 records on 29 May 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1980	Peak Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1980	Bogan Gate Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1980	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1980	Glenelg, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1980	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1980	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	monthly rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1980	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1980	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1980	Warren (Frawley St), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1980	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1980	Narjan Mar, RU	monthly rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1980	Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1980	Barmedman Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1980	Beerfelden, DE	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1980	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1980	Miltenberg, DE	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1980	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1980	Avington, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1980	Warra Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1980	Yellowknife A, CA	daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	37 years	54 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 920 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 20	682
20 to 40	108
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4