Weather Records on 29 May 2020

937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 2020. Highest significance: Marion, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 2020

On 29 May 2020, 937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
782 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 154 monthly and 783 daily.
Marion set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 29 May 2020.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

937 stations

937 station records on 29 May 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gomel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dachen Dao	China	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimbolton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zukovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hierro/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Archbold Bio STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mission 3SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montello Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

937 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 278, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 504, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 May 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	278
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	504
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 May 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 154, daily 783.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 2020

Top 20 records on 29 May 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2020	Marion, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2020	Ely AP, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Mariupol', UA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Farmington, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Mina, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Winnemucca AP, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Beowawe, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Greenville Muni AP, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Gomel, BY	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Independence, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Dachen Dao, CN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Carrollton, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Columbia, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Kimbolton, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Orovada 3 W, US	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Millinocket Muni AP, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Concord ASOS, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2020	Gavar, AM	monthly high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	75 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 937 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	682
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1