Weather Records on 29 May 1986

840 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1986. Highest significance: Greiz-Dolau, DE.

Key Facts for 29 May 1986

On 29 May 1986, 840 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
479 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 744 daily.
Greiz-Dolau set a daily record precipitation of 34.4 mm (1.4 in) on 29 May 1986.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

840 stations

840 station records on 29 May 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	242.1 mm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tlatlauquitepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Julian (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornudas Svc STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altglashutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waldsassen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iwami Airport	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosso	Mauritania	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ejido Reata	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

840 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 253, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 226, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	253
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	226
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 95, daily 744.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

599 broken records

Margins by which the 599 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1986

Top 20 records on 29 May 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1986	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Milan, IT	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	El Oregano, MX	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Tenosique (Smn), MX	monthly rain	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Kentland, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Rijeka, HR	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Winfield 2 SW, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Kredarica, SI	daily rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Winfield Locks, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Plauen, DE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Batesville, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Arlington, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Dos Patrias, MX	monthly rain	242.1 mm (9.5 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Beulah, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1986	Beulah, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	45 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 840 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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Data for records on 1986-05-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	548
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2