Weather Records on 29 May 2017

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 2017. Highest significance: Kingsville, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 2017

On 29 May 2017, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
514 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 121 monthly and 609 daily.
Kingsville set a daily record precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 29 May 2017.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 29 May 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benavides #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Stammheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Gallitzin Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf Colbe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tambov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alencon-Valframbert	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alzey	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilpancingo Ro.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seesen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Janaul	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eindhoven	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 282, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 232, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 91.

Records on 29 May 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	282
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	232
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 2017 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 121, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 2017

Top 20 records on 29 May 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2017	Kingsville, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Clarksdale, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Rusk, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Maastricht, NL	monthly high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Geisenheim, DE	monthly high max	33.1 C (91.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	131 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Ford City 4 S Dam, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily high max	33.1 C (91.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Plauen, DE	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	131 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Benavides #2, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Altastenberg, DE	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	131 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Waltershausen, DE	monthly high max	32.1 C (89.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Chemnitz, DE	daily high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	131 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Jamestown 2 NW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Koln-Stammheim, DE	monthly high max	34.3 C (93.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	147 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Saint Bernard, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2017	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	100 years	41 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 732 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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Data for records on 2017-05-29: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16 (16 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 10	615
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3