Weather Records on 29 May 1998

1,228 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1998. Highest significance: Healdsburg, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 1998

On 29 May 1998, 1,228 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
674 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,160 daily.
Healdsburg set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 29 May 1998.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

1,228 stations

1,228 station records on 29 May 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brothers	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eersel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearlake 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolaus #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meerbeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Mato D	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minter City	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urgench	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolo-Poloma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Van Vleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barnes STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taquaracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sar'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,228 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 429, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 29 May 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	429
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 29 May 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 67, daily 1,160.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

911 broken records

Margins by which the 911 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1998

Top 20 records on 29 May 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1998	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1998	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1998	Ukiah, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1998	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1998	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1998	Orland, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1998	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1998	Lakeport, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1998	Angwin Pacific Union College, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1998	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1998	Brothers, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1998	Vacaville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1998	Camp Pardee, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1998	Madras, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1998	Marysville, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1998	Stony Gorge Rsvr, US	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1998	Stoneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1998	Eersel, NL	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1998	Clearlake 4 SE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1998	Oroville, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	52 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 1,228 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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Data for records on 1998-05-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	910
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1