Weather Records on 29 May 2003

1,164 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 2003. Highest significance: Dzitas, MX.

Key Facts for 29 May 2003

On 29 May 2003, 1,164 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
930 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 243 monthly and 919 daily.
Dzitas set a daily record precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 29 May 2003.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

1,164 stations

1,164 station records on 29 May 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dzitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dandong	China	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bale Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jalcomulco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loksak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urepetiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ganado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,164 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 479, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 451, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 29 May 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	479
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	451
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 243, daily 919.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

853 broken records

Margins by which the 853 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 2003

Top 20 records on 29 May 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2003	Dzitas, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Dandong, CN	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Tooele, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Hvar, HR	daily high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Bale Mulhouse, FR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Paragonah, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Wheatland 4N, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Birni N'Konni, NE	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Richfield, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Glenns Ferry, US	monthly high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Goldfield, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Jalcomulco (Cfe), MX	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Antioch, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Ocampo, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Ola, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2003	Loksak, RU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	44 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 1,164 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 20	836
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1