Weather Records on 29 May 1991

1,387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1991. Highest significance: Russell Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1991

On 29 May 1991, 1,387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,015 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 118 monthly and 1,269 daily.
Russell Muni AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 29 May 1991.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

1,387 stations

1,387 station records on 29 May 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Russell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conde	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth Harbor STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,387 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 740, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 233.

Records on 29 May 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	740
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 118, daily 1,269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

944 broken records

Margins by which the 944 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1991

Top 20 records on 29 May 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1991	Russell Muni AP, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1991	Stillwater 1 SE, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Ignacio Lopez Rayon, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Conde, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Inglewood Post Office, AU	monthly rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Duluth Harbor STN, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Melrose, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Condinup, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Balgownie West, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Bybera, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Coolamon Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Red Lake Falls, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Ashley (the Prairies), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Purdum, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1991	Hemlock, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	41 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 1,387 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 May 1991
Margin	Records
0 to 10	864
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1