Weather Records on 29 May 1993

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1993. Highest significance: Hopetoun, AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 1993

On 29 May 1993, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 539 daily.
Hopetoun set a daily record precipitation of 69.0 mm (2.7 in) on 29 May 1993.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 29 May 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wialcutting	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Falcondale - Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Downs Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Young River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Speddingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graham Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuanapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chillinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coppin Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oake Marsh Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gairdner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marbling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Gully Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wayjo Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lazdijai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Constanta	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whittier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 May 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1993

Top 20 records on 29 May 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1993	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1993	Wialcutting, AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Archer, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Moningarin, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Falcondale - Edeowie, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Esperance Downs Research STN, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Tamar, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Young River, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	40.5 C (104.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Warriup, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Speddingup, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Pleasant Valley, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Richfields, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Alfred, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Canton, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1993	Graham Rock, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	39 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 558 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 May 1993
Margin	Records
0 to 10	383
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1