Weather Records on 29 May 1990

1,135 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1990. Highest significance: Kon-Kolodez, RU.

Key Facts for 29 May 1990

On 29 May 1990, 1,135 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 311 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,095 daily.
Kon-Kolodez set a daily record precipitation of 37.7 mm (1.5 in) on 29 May 1990.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

1,135 stations

1,135 station records on 29 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peach Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gus'-Hrustal'nyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Caa AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grayson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,135 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 494, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	494
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 35, daily 1,095.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1990

Top 20 records on 29 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1990	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1990	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1990	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1990	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1990	Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1990	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1990	Ashland, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1990	Boise Air Terminal, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1990	Riggins, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1990	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1990	Murom, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1990	Peach Springs, US	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1990	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1990	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1990	Millington 1 SE, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1990	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1990	Rjazan, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1990	Chestertown, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1990	Royal Oak 2 SSW, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1990	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	51 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 1,135 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	832
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	3