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Weather Records on 31 May 1920

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1920. Highest significance: Bute (Ninnes), AU.

Key Facts for 31 May 1920

  • On 31 May 1920, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 25 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 45 daily.
  • Bute (Ninnes) set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 31 May 1920.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

46 stations
Weather records on 31 May 1920 46 station records on 31 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
46 station records on 31 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bute (Ninnes)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MoonareeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-KirchhainGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EdiacaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon CdaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature18.6 C (65.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa CdaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TurkestanKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.9 C (64.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STNUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SchwerinGermanyRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
InnisfailAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature27.0 C (80.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature36.0 C (96.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records
Records on 31 May 1920 by type Records set or tied on 31 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 11Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 14Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 31 May 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum11
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum14
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 May 1920 by timescale Records on 31 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 45. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 45all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 45.
Records on 31 May 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily45

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 May 1920 Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 265 to 10: 510 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 May 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 526
5 to 105
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1920
Top 20 records on 31 May 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 May 1920Bute (Ninnes), AUdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)32.3 mm (1.3 in)30 years52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1920Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)30 years26 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily high min19.0 C (66.2 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)32 years26 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Oestersund-Froesoen, SEmonthly high min13.0 C (55.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)30 years24 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Milparinka (Yandama Downs), AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Moonaree, AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Doberlug-Kirchhain, DEdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Magdeburg, DEdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Bamberg, DEdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Ediacara, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Stonecliffe, CAdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)42 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Peddie (Mag), ZAdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Brandon Cda, CAdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Cottbus, DEdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)5 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Tashkent, UZdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Sveg, SEdaily high min12.0 C (53.6 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Jokkmokk, SEdaily high min8.5 C (47.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Karesuando, SEdaily high max22.0 C (71.6 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1920Yarmouth, CAdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years14 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 1920
Records on 05-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1920. 1920 had 46 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 1920. 1920 had 46 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).