Weather Records on 29 May 2022

698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 2022. Highest significance: Red Hill, AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 2022

On 29 May 2022, 698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 670 daily.
Red Hill set a monthly record daily precipitation of 145.2 mm (5.7 in) on 29 May 2022.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

698 stations

698 station records on 29 May 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Rosevale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lemolo Lake 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northeast Entrance	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zhijiang	China	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emigrant Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toketee Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckskin Lower	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Apoinga (Wilivere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Capo Bellavista	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lacomb 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamance Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karcultaby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Horse Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meacham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frohner Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemolo Lake 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Swede Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galena Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wildhorse Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

698 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 192, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 29 May 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	192
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 29 May 2022 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

572 broken records

Margins by which the 572 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 2022

Top 20 records on 29 May 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2022	Red Hill, AU	monthly rain	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2022	Thorhult, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2022	Evelyn Sharp Fld, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2022	Brenham, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2022	Coolawanyah, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Barraba (Rosevale), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Mardie, AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Exmouth Town, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Hyndman, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Onslow Airport, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Mount Florance, AU	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Millstream, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Holley, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Leaburg 1 SW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Harvey 4NE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Adelaide (Waite Institute), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Lemolo Lake 3 NNW, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2022	Northeast Entrance, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2022. 2022 had 698 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 50	566
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1