Weather Records on 29 May 2024

618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 2024. Highest significance: Ganca, AZ.

Key Facts for 29 May 2024

On 29 May 2024, 618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
412 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 578 daily.
Ganca set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 29 May 2024.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

618 stations

618 station records on 29 May 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Udu Point	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weerselo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record high maximum temperature	47.4 C (117.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karragullen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innadong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Allis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Twenthe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nagqu	China	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hupsel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenitra Port Lyautey	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vinh	Vietnam	Record high minimum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suntar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roleystone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Key West NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valga	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trang	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Key West NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

618 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 226, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 29 May 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	226
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 29 May 2024 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 36, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 149.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 2024

Top 20 records on 29 May 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2024	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	133 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 May 2024	Gavar, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2024	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2024	Aparan, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Udu Point, FJ	daily rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	149.5 mm (5.9 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Weerselo, NL	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Iasi, RO	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde, GB	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Pahrump 4 NW, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Louisburg, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Gaya, IN	all-time high max	47.4 C (117.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Apalachicola AP, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Karragullen, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Innadong, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Krasnyj Chikoj, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Huntsville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Raymondville, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2024	Silchar, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	40 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 618 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 20	519
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1