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Weather Records on 31 May 1926

228 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1926. Highest significance: Coleraine (Tulse Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 31 May 1926

  • On 31 May 1926, 228 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 28 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 221 daily.
  • Coleraine (Tulse Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 31 May 1926.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

228 stations
Weather records on 31 May 1926 228 station records on 31 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
228 station records on 31 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
HamiltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
WoolsthorpeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Carapook (the Gums)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria ValleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord daily precipitation25.2 mm (1.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
AntwerpAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
TareenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.0 mm (1.9 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
WickliffeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
MoystonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
GreensburgUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation59.7 mm (2.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
MauzyUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
MurtoaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Wakool (Barratta)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
WollunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
MerinoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
NhillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
DunkeldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.3 mm (1.9 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Gowar WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
GlenleeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Sofala Old Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
AreegraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Birchip (Woodlands)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
LorquonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Yanac NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
KoroitAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.9 mm (1.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
ServicetonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high maximum temperature31.4 C (88.5 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
LenoxUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Roseneath)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FrancesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.1 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NikolaevUkraineRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

228 records
Records on 31 May 1926 by type Records set or tied on 31 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 169. 050100150200Highest daily maximum: 11Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 17Lowest daily minimum: 24Heaviest daily rainfall: 169Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 169.
Records on 31 May 1926 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum11
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum17
Lowest daily minimum24
Heaviest daily rainfall169
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 May 1926 by timescale Records on 31 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 221. 0100200300all-time: 0monthly: 7daily: 221all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 221.
Records on 31 May 1926 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly7
daily221

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 May 1926 Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.6. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 5: 1095 to 10: 4310 to 15: 3315 to 20: 1120 to 25: 525 to 30: 330 to 35: 235 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 May 1926
MarginRecords
0 to 5109
5 to 1043
10 to 1533
15 to 2011
20 to 255
25 to 303
30 to 352
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1926
Top 20 records on 31 May 1926 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 May 1926Coleraine (Tulse Hill), AUdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)36 years55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Gorlitz, DEdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)25.1 mm (1.0 in)45 years54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Cavendish (Post Office), AUdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)33.7 mm (1.3 in)21 years50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Hamilton, AUdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)24.2 mm (1.0 in)21 years50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Balmoral (Post Office), AUmonthly rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)18.6 mm (0.7 in)20 years48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Warrnambool Shire Office, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)36.6 mm (1.4 in)4 years47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Woolsthorpe, AUdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)32 years47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Carapook (the Gums), AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)21 years47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Victoria Valley, AUdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)24.2 mm (1.0 in)21 years46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily rain25.2 mm (1.0 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)113 years46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Antwerp, AUdaily rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)32 years42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Tareena, AUdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)36 years39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)55 years39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Beaufort (Wongan), AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)14.9 mm (0.6 in)32 years39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Stawell, AUdaily rain49.0 mm (1.9 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)52 years38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Wickliffe, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)36 years38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park), AUdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)17.1 mm (0.7 in)36 years38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Moyston, AUdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)16 years35 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Greensburg, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)32.0 mm (1.3 in)19 years35 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1926Dimboola, AUmonthly rain59.7 mm (2.4 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)26 years34 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 1926
Records on 05-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1926. 1926 had 228 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 1926. 1926 had 228 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).