Weather Records on 29 May 2018

1,386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 2018. Highest significance: Kleve, DE.

Key Facts for 29 May 2018

On 29 May 2018, 1,386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,095 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 217 monthly and 1,167 daily.
Kleve set an all-time record daily precipitation of 81.9 mm (3.2 in) on 29 May 2018.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

1,386 stations

1,386 station records on 29 May 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dronten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Duiven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Oss	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oosterbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Steenbergen (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harskamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nordhorn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sarh	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nijbeets	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vleuten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barendrecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neuruppin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,386 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 583, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 512, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 248.

Records on 29 May 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	583
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	512
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 217, daily 1,167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,071 broken records

Margins by which the 1,071 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 2018

Top 20 records on 29 May 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2018	Kleve, DE	all-time rain	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Oostvoorne, NL	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Dronten, NL	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Schellingwoude, NL	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Duiven, NL	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Lisse, NL	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Langebaan, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Oss, NL	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Winona, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	122 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Oosterbeek, NL	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Oakley 4W, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Wallace, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	119 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Quinter, US	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2018	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2018	Mangalore/Bajpe, IN	monthly rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2018	Emmeloord, NL	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2018	Giessen/Wettenberg, DE	monthly rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2018	Gove 4W, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	58 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 1,386 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 10	961
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3