Weather Records on 29 May 1983

1,266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1983. Highest significance: Zelinda, BR.

Key Facts for 29 May 1983

On 29 May 1983, 1,266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
650 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 198 monthly and 1,061 daily.
Zelinda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 29 May 1983.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

1,266 stations

1,266 station records on 29 May 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zelinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dona Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taboas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Acungui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fumaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juquitiba-II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raznavolok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sete Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martim Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wiarton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zacatecas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,266 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 367, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 29 May 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	367
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 29 May 1983 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 198, daily 1,061.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,057 broken records

Margins by which the 1,057 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1983

Top 20 records on 29 May 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1983	Zelinda, BR	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1983	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Valenca, BR	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Baependi, BR	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Dona Catarina, BR	daily rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Turbine, CA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Taboas, BR	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Usina Do Fojo, BR	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Barra Do Acungui, BR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Hico, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Fumaca, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Santo Amaro, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Riddle, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Mud Mtn Dam, US	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Ponte Do Souza, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Guaratingueta, BR	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Juquitiba-II, BR	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Agassiz Cda, CA	monthly high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	59 years	46 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 1,266 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 50	1,050
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1