Weather Records on 29 May 1999

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 1999. Highest significance: Jokkmokk, SE.

Key Facts for 29 May 1999

On 29 May 1999, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
416 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 845 daily.
Jokkmokk set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 29 May 1999.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 29 May 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nakanno	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ylitornio Portimojarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morjarv	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keminmaa Liedakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slapton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karsamaki Venetpalo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ylitornio Tormasjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nattavaara_By	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talljarv_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yangjiang	China	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peon Blanco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rossvatn - Heggmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolshoe Goloustnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Zautla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sundsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guaiba Country Club	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kermanshah	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

713 broken records

Margins by which the 713 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 1999

Top 20 records on 29 May 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1999	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1999	Nakanno, RU	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 1999	Ylitornio Portimojarvi, FI	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Huetamo, MX	daily low max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Morjarv, SE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Keminmaa Liedakkala, FI	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	McGregor, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Slapton, GB	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Karsamaki Venetpalo, FI	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Ylitornio Tormasjarvi, FI	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	2.1 C (35.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	117 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Nattavaara_By, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Llano, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily high max	30.5 C (86.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Talljarv_D, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1999	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	38 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 863 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	712
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1