Weather Records on 29 May 2016

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 2016. Highest significance: Kirchberg/Jagst-Herboldshausen, DE.

Key Facts for 29 May 2016

On 29 May 2016, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 467 daily.
Kirchberg/Jagst-Herboldshausen set an all-time record daily precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 29 May 2016.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 29 May 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirchberg/Jagst-Herboldshausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kona Village 93.8	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Worms	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alzey	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Howe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klippeneck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Liebenzell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hersdorf-Weissenseifen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waghausel-Kirrlach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kahl/Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Obersulm-Willsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wainwright AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kreis Biberach Altheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bretten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troyes-Barberey	France	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 2016 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 39, daily 467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 2016

Top 20 records on 29 May 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2016	Kirchberg/Jagst-Herboldshausen, DE	all-time rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2016	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	all-time rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2016	Gollhofen, DE	monthly rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2016	Kona Village 93.8, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2016	Renningen-Ihinger Hof, DE	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2016	Worms, DE	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Bridgewater, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Crailsheim-Alexandersreut, DE	all-time rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Nantes-Bouguenais, FR	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Alzey, DE	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Middleboro, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	113 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Geisenheim, DE	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Howe, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Tarpley 3S, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Phuket, TH	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	St Peter, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2016	Ohringen, DE	all-time rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	48 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 511 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 10	333
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1