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Weather Records on 31 May 1916

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1916. Highest significance: Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ.

Key Facts for 31 May 1916

  • On 31 May 1916, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Algiers-Ville/Universite set a daily record precipitation of 41.8 mm (1.6 in) on 31 May 1916.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 31 May 1916 23 station records on 31 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 31 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation41.8 mm (1.6 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
CoultaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation24.5 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation4.4 mm (0.17 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi OuzouAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-4.7 C (23.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 31 May 1916 by type Records set or tied on 31 May 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 May 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 31 May 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 May 1916 by timescale Records on 31 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22.
Records on 31 May 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 May 1916 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 95 to 10: 310 to 15: 215 to 20: 420 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 May 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 59
5 to 103
10 to 152
15 to 204
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1916
Top 20 records on 31 May 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 May 1916Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily rain41.8 mm (1.6 in)37.6 mm (1.5 in)34 years54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1916Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AUdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)23 years40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1916Bird Rocks, CAmonthly rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)1 year40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1916Coulta, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)23 years25 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Whitehead, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)19 years24 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Constantine, DZdaily rain24.5 mm (1.0 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max19.0 C (66.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily rain4.4 mm (0.17 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Tizi Ouzou, DZdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)13 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Dalhousie, CAdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)13 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Fort National, DZdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Tbilisi, GEdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)1 year11 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily low max17.0 C (62.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Arhangelsk, RUdaily low min-4.7 C (23.5 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)2 years7 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Karesuando, SEdaily low min-4.0 C (24.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1916Galway, IEdaily rain (Tie)11.0 mm (0.4 in)tie52 years5 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 1916
Records on 05-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1916. 1916 had 23 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 1916. 1916 had 23 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).