Weather Records on 29 May 2010

995 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 2010. Highest significance: Oombulgurri, AU.

Key Facts for 29 May 2010

On 29 May 2010, 995 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 953 daily.
Oombulgurri set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 29 May 2010.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

995 stations

995 station records on 29 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Union 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Olenek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mezcala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coles Bay (Freycinet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal Museum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merwin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stahl Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Lucas Arroyo Paloma	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Earlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grave Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calvert Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalama Falls Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

995 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 29 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 37, daily 953.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 2010

Top 20 records on 29 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2010	Oombulgurri, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	116 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	Union 8 S, US	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	German Town, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	Swansea Post Office, AU	monthly rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	Olenek, RU	monthly rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2010	Mezcala, MX	all-time rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2010	Calera, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2010	Murtoa, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2010	Coles Bay (Freycinet), AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2010	Warracknabeal Museum, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2010	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2010	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2010. 2010 had 995 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	722
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2