Weather Records on 31 May 1928

67 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1928. Highest significance: Delphi 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 1928

On 31 May 1928, 67 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 61 daily.
Delphi 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 31 May 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

67 stations

67 station records on 31 May 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

67 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.

Records on 31 May 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 61.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1928

Top 20 records on 31 May 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1928	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1928	Treherne, CA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1928	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1928	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1928	Timovskoe, RU	monthly high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Orenburg, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Burlington, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Gravette, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Plant City, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	3 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Minnedosa, CA	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Hvar, HR	daily low min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Garden City, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Nebraska City 1 NW, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Sandvig, DK	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Eufaula, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1928	Eustis 2 S, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	14 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1928. 1928 had 67 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	42
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1