Weather Records on 31 May 1924

152 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1924. Highest significance: Durham, GB.

Key Facts for 31 May 1924

On 31 May 1924, 152 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 148 daily.
Durham set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.2 mm (2.8 in) on 31 May 1924.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

152 stations

152 station records on 31 May 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

152 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.

Records on 31 May 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	13
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 148.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

115 broken records

Margins by which the 115 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1924

Top 20 records on 31 May 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1924	Durham, GB	monthly rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1924	Franklin 3 NW, US	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1924	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Grants Pass, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Natchez, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Kiev, UA	monthly high max	33.1 C (91.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Stratford, CA	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Ashland, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Uman, UA	daily high max	32.3 C (90.1 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Parker, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Fort Macleod, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Welland, CA	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Brantford, CA	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Hernando, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Warren 3 S, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1924	Eutawville, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	19 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1924. 1924 had 152 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-31 in each year
Year	Records
1811	1
1818	3
1827	1
1836	2
1845	1
1847	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1864	2
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	4
1869	1
1871	2
1873	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1897	5
1898	7
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	9
1903	17
1904	19
1905	7
1906	11
1907	20
1908	12
1909	8
1910	26
1911	20
1912	15
1913	83
1914	20
1915	23
1916	23
1917	13
1918	20
1919	44
1920	46
1921	157
1922	49
1923	98
1924	152
1925	226
1926	228
1927	121
1928	67
1929	246
1930	612
1931	223
1932	181
1933	397
1934	782
1935	156
1936	559
1937	462
1938	424
1939	461
1940	383
1941	410
1942	364
1943	552
1944	372
1945	457
1946	380
1947	439
1948	295
1949	303
1950	467
1951	640
1952	374
1953	654
1954	445
1955	534
1956	632
1957	304
1958	429
1959	459
1960	247
1961	472
1962	565
1963	354
1964	1,237
1965	494
1966	601
1967	987
1968	276
1969	555
1970	573
1971	714
1972	1,127
1973	418
1974	473
1975	797
1976	435
1977	605
1978	873
1979	915
1980	517
1981	775
1982	817
1983	1,494
1984	2,047
1985	790
1986	1,365
1987	822
1988	1,255
1989	912
1990	900
1991	1,381
1992	1,031
1993	982
1994	776
1995	693
1996	946
1997	1,163
1998	1,215
1999	790
2000	1,172
2001	1,047
2002	1,162
2003	831
2004	1,071
2005	724
2006	1,045
2007	793
2008	809
2009	570
2010	741
2011	1,498
2012	764
2013	1,100
2014	565
2015	704
2016	402
2017	440
2018	1,211
2019	420
2020	673
2021	834
2022	902
2023	454
2024	809
2025	1,204
2026	536

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	107
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2