Weather Records on 29 May 2019

929 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 2019. Highest significance: Schenley Lock 5, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 2019

On 29 May 2019, 929 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
431 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 858 daily.
Schenley Lock 5 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.6 mm (4.6 in) on 29 May 2019.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

929 stations

929 station records on 29 May 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lodejnoe Pole	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

929 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 29 May 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 29 May 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 71, daily 858.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 2019

Top 20 records on 29 May 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2019	Schenley Lock 5, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 May 2019	Kirksville, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	119 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 May 2019	Princeton, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	121 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2019	Aledo, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2019	Steffenville, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	110 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2019	Yampa, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	109 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2019	Fairfield, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2019	Milan, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2019	Macomb, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2019	Ford City 4 S Dam, US	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2019	Illinois City Dam 16, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2019	Oregon, US	monthly rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2019	Bloomfield, US	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2019	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2019	Chillicothe 2S, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2019	Hannibal Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2019	Moccasin Exp STN, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2019	Lodejnoe Pole, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2019	Karesuando, SE	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	139 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2019	Steamboat Springs, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	94 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 929 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 100	701
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1