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Weather Records on 31 May 1908

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1908. Highest significance: Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE.

Key Facts for 31 May 1908

  • On 31 May 1908, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Linkoeping-Malmslaett set a daily record precipitation of 26.8 mm (1.1 in) on 31 May 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1811 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 31 May 1908 12 station records on 31 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 31 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation26.8 mm (1.1 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation44.2 mm (1.7 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature16.6 C (61.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature29.6 C (85.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 31 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 31 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 31 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 May 1908 by timescale Records on 31 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 11.
Records on 31 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 May 1908 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.1. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 252

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1908
Top 12 records on 31 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 May 1908Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain26.8 mm (1.1 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)29 years53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)11 years41 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1908Chatham, CAmonthly rain44.2 mm (1.7 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)27 years31 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)33 years24 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1908Skara 1, SEdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1908Salzburg, ATdaily high min16.6 C (61.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1908Toronto, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1908Chatham, CAdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1908Truro, CAdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high max29.6 C (85.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years6 of 100 (Routine)

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

1811 to 1908
Records on 05-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records. 01,0002,0003,0001811: 11818: 31827: 11836: 21845: 11847: 11853: 21855: 21858: 11864: 21865: 11866: 11867: 11868: 41869: 11871: 21873: 31874: 11877: 11878: 21879: 21880: 31882: 11883: 11885: 11888: 11889: 21890: 11892: 11893: 41894: 21895: 81897: 51898: 71899: 11900: 21901: 91902: 91903: 171904: 191905: 71906: 111907: 201908: 121909: 81910: 261911: 201912: 151913: 831914: 201915: 231916: 231917: 131918: 201919: 441920: 461921: 1571922: 491923: 981924: 1521925: 2261926: 2281927: 1211928: 671929: 2461930: 6121931: 2231932: 1811933: 3971934: 7821935: 1561936: 5591937: 4621938: 4241939: 4611940: 3831941: 4101942: 3641943: 5521944: 3721945: 4571946: 3801947: 4391948: 2951949: 3031950: 4671951: 6401952: 3741953: 6541954: 4451955: 5341956: 6321957: 3041958: 4291959: 4591960: 2471961: 4721962: 5651963: 3541964: 1,2371965: 4941966: 6011967: 9871968: 2761969: 5551970: 5731971: 7141972: 1,1271973: 4181974: 4731975: 7971976: 4351977: 6051978: 8731979: 9151980: 5171981: 7751982: 8171983: 1,4941984: 2,0471985: 7901986: 1,3651987: 8221988: 1,2551989: 9121990: 9001991: 1,3811992: 1,0311993: 9821994: 7761995: 6931996: 9461997: 1,1631998: 1,2151999: 7902000: 1,1722001: 1,0472002: 1,1622003: 8312004: 1,0712005: 7242006: 1,0452007: 7932008: 8092009: 5702010: 7412011: 1,4982012: 7642013: 1,1002014: 5652015: 7042016: 4022017: 4402018: 1,2052019: 4182020: 6702021: 8302022: 8992023: 4542024: 8092025: 1,2051811187418991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-31 in each year
YearRecords
18111
18183
18271
18362
18451
18471
18532
18552
18581
18642
18651
18661
18671
18684
18691
18712
18733
18741
18771
18782
18792
18803
18821
18831
18851
18881
18892
18901
18921
18934
18942
18958
18975
18987
18991
19002
19019
19029
190317
190419
19057
190611
190720
190812
19098
191026
191120
191215
191383
191420
191523
191623
191713
191820
191944
192046
1921157
192249
192398
1924152
1925226
1926228
1927121
192867
1929246
1930612
1931223
1932181
1933397
1934782
1935156
1936559
1937462
1938424
1939461
1940383
1941410
1942364
1943552
1944372
1945457
1946380
1947439
1948295
1949303
1950467
1951640
1952374
1953654
1954445
1955534
1956632
1957304
1958429
1959459
1960247
1961472
1962565
1963354
19641,237
1965494
1966601
1967987
1968276
1969555
1970573
1971714
19721,127
1973418
1974473
1975797
1976435
1977605
1978873
1979915
1980517
1981775
1982817
19831,494
19842,047
1985790
19861,365
1987822
19881,255
1989912
1990900
19911,381
19921,031
1993982
1994776
1995693
1996946
19971,163
19981,215
1999790
20001,172
20011,047
20021,162
2003831
20041,071
2005724
20061,045
2007793
2008809
2009570
2010741
20111,498
2012764
20131,100
2014565
2015704
2016402
2017440
20181,205
2019418
2020670
2021830
2022899
2023454
2024809
20251,205

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).