Weather Records on 29 May 2011

1,540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 2011. Highest significance: Grantsville 2W, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 2011

On 29 May 2011, 1,540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
906 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 117 monthly and 1,411 daily.
Grantsville 2W set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 29 May 2011.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

1,540 stations

1,540 station records on 29 May 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boca	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fish Springs Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Himeji	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ruth	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ruth	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ethridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hansen Sawmill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Peak Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcelia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. la Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,540 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 515, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 391, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 29 May 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	515
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	391
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 29 May 2011 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 117, daily 1,411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,131 broken records

Margins by which the 1,131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 2011

Top 20 records on 29 May 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2011	Grantsville 2W, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 May 2011	Boca, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2011	McGill, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2011	Woodruff, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	111 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2011	Randolph, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	104 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2011	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2011	Tooele, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2011	Matsumoto, JP	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2011	Fukuyama, JP	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2011	Tadotsu, JP	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2011	Boca, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2011	Sumoto, JP	monthly rain	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2011	Fish Springs Nwr, US	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2011	Ely AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2011	Partoun, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2011	Himeji, JP	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2011	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2011	Ruth, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2011	Ruth, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2011	Partoun, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	105 years	51 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 1,540 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,088
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1