Weather Records on 29 May 1981

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1981. Highest significance: Tartu, EE.

Key Facts for 29 May 1981

On 29 May 1981, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 577 daily.
Tartu set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 29 May 1981.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 29 May 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oulton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vleiplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aiuruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walpole North Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

490 broken records

Margins by which the 490 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1981

Top 20 records on 29 May 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1981	Tartu, EE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1981	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1981	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1981	Herold (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1981	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Tartu-Toravere, EE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Juzhno-Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1981	Bergplaats (Bos), ZA	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	16 years	49 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 601 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	435
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2