Weather Records on 29 May 2012

962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 2012. Highest significance: Lake City 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 2012

On 29 May 2012, 962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
697 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 874 daily.
Lake City 2 E set a daily record precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 29 May 2012.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

962 stations

962 station records on 29 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pandora	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville McAlpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Srednij Kalar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jesup 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

962 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 330, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	330
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	367
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 86, daily 874.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 2012

Top 20 records on 29 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2012	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2012	Kihnu, EE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2012	Live Oak, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2012	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2012	Mayo, US	monthly rain	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2012	Rostov-Na-Donu, RU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2012	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2012	Pandora, US	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2012	Jasper, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2012	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2012	Vandalia, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2012	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2012	Yichang, CN	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2012	Houston, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2012	Louisville McAlpine, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2012	Salisbury 2 N, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2012	Perry, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2012	Cundancito, MX	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2012	Franklinville, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2012	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 962 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	936
2021	854
2022	697
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	628
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1