Weather Records on 29 May 1994

658 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1994. Highest significance: Darganata, UZ.

Key Facts for 29 May 1994

On 29 May 1994, 658 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 628 daily.
Darganata set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 29 May 1994.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

658 stations

658 station records on 29 May 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sargents	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Krasnye Baki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Itaimbe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lipeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sabalino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record low minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morsansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Volzskaja_Gmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borisoglebsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoslobodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olinala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gate	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuernavaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vetluga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nedstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
York Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

658 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1994

Top 20 records on 29 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1994	Darganata, UZ	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1994	Sargents, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1994	Krasnye Baki, RU	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Qaqortoq, GL	monthly rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Itaimbe, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Mitt. Narsarsuaq, GL	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Lipeck, RU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Nolinsk, RU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Sabalino, RU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Madison 3NNW, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Abbeville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Fada N'Gourma, BF	monthly low min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Northam, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily low min	0.8 C (33.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Morsansk, RU	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Saransk, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Marlinton, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1994	Volzskaja_Gmo, RU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	37 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 658 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 10	444
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3