Weather Records on 29 May 2013

731 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 May 2013. Highest significance: Pontiac Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 29 May 2013

On 29 May 2013, 731 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 692 daily.
Pontiac Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 29 May 2013.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

731 stations

731 station records on 29 May 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 May 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Monterrey	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Simonstorp_O	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Cuxtepeques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	311.9 mm (12.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cohagen	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flint 7W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuguevka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steuben 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clark 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chanal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Komsomolsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ledge 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Finspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

731 records

Records set or tied on 29 May 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 May 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 May 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

611 broken records

Margins by which the 611 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1219.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 May 2013

Top 20 records on 29 May 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 2013	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 May 2013	Amsterdam, NL	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2013	Waiahole 837, US	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2013	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2013	Galesburg, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2013	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2013	Monterrey, MX	monthly rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2013	Royal Palm Rs, US	daily rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2013	Caro Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2013	Albion 1 N, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 May 2013	Simonstorp_O, SE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2013	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2013	Rock Springs, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2013	Finca Cuxtepeques, MX	monthly rain	311.9 mm (12.3 in)	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2013	Yajlju, RU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2013	Unionville, US	monthly rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2013	Lapeer Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2013	Hult, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2013	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2013	Cohagen, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	53 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 731 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 200	608
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1