Weather Records on 31 May 1925

226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1925. Highest significance: Jamestown, ZA.

Key Facts for 31 May 1925

On 31 May 1925, 226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 207 daily.
Jamestown set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 31 May 1925.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

226 stations

226 station records on 31 May 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

226 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 41.

Records on 31 May 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 207.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

178 broken records

Margins by which the 178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1925

Top 20 records on 31 May 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1925	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1925	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1925	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1925	Colton (Boola Boola), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1925	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1925	Huron Rgnl AP, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Flandreau, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Estherville 4E, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Pokegama Dam, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Madison Wb City, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1925	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	37 years	20 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1925. 1925 had 226 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 5	152
5 to 10	13
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1