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Weather Records on 31 May 1914

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1914. Highest significance: Pesaro, IT.

Key Facts for 31 May 1914

  • On 31 May 1914, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Pesaro set a daily record precipitation of 20.0 mm (0.8 in) on 31 May 1914.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 31 May 1914 20 station records on 31 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 31 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort BeaufortSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff ReinetSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 31 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 31 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 31 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 May 1914 by timescale Records on 31 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 31 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 May 1914 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 44 to 6: 16 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 12: 112 to 14: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 44
4 to 61
6 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 121
12 to 142

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1914
Top 20 records on 31 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 May 1914Pesaro, ITdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Katberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Fort Beaufort, ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Santa Fe, USdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Jansenville, ZAdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Walsingham 1, ZAdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Uccle, BEdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Sterling, ZAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Arhangelsk, RUdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)21 years9 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Nurnberg, DEdaily low min3.6 C (38.5 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZAdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Tylden "Tulden", ZAdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Cradock, ZAdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min (Tie)12.0 C (53.6 F)tie15 years2 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Graaff Reinet, ZAdaily rain (Tie)5.1 mm (0.20 in)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1914Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high min (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie15 years1 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 1914
Records on 05-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1914. 1914 had 20 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: 1,2112019: 4202020: 6732021: 8342022: 9022023: 4542024: 8092025: 1,2042026: 5361811187418991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1914. 1914 had 20 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
20181,211
2019420
2020673
2021834
2022902
2023454
2024809
20251,204
2026536

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).