Weather Records on 29 May 1997

1,119 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1997. Highest significance: Brookport Dam 52, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1997

On 29 May 1997, 1,119 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 536 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,069 daily.
Brookport Dam 52 set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 29 May 1997.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

1,119 stations

1,119 station records on 29 May 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chicxulub Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chapulco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Descalvado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taretan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fokstua	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guntersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,119 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 340, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 196, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 29 May 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	340
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	196
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 29 May 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 46, daily 1,069.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

854 broken records

Margins by which the 854 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1997

Top 20 records on 29 May 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1997	Brookport Dam 52, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Chicxulub Puerto, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Galati, RO	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Livingston, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Winfield 3NE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Moran 5WNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Covington, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Oneonta, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Paso Robles, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Beloit, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Fitzgerald, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Santa Rosa, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	40 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,119 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 100	842
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	2