Weather Records on 24 May 1931

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1931. Highest significance: Walterhall, AU.

Key Facts for 24 May 1931

On 24 May 1931, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 467 daily.
Walterhall set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 24 May 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 24 May 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tolmie State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sanivarsanthe	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 269, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 May 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	269
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1931

Top 20 records on 24 May 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1931	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1931	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1931	Coimbatore, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1931	Oakland, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1931	San Jose, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1931	Ukiah, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1931	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1931	Cloverdale, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1931	Sulur, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1931	Tolmie State School, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1931	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1931	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1931	Eastport, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1931	Represa, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1931	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1931	Port Dover, CA	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1931	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1931	Sanivarsanthe, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1931	Kurseong, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1931	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	29 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

1794 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 475 records.

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

Records on 05-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1797	1
1817	1
1831	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1844	1
1847	3
1848	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	5
1867	7
1868	2
1870	1
1877	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	8
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	4
1899	7
1900	5
1901	7
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	16
1906	36
1907	15
1908	16
1909	16
1910	34
1911	28
1912	41
1913	30
1914	35
1915	8
1916	19
1917	86
1918	27
1919	25
1920	38
1921	139
1922	101
1923	106
1924	334
1925	347
1926	284
1927	221
1928	290
1929	112
1930	173
1931	475
1932	251
1933	477
1934	196
1935	426
1936	432
1937	187
1938	438
1939	498
1940	289
1941	499
1942	245
1943	439
1944	710
1945	226
1946	501
1947	456
1948	250
1949	436
1950	640
1951	881
1952	720
1953	1,005
1954	260
1955	841
1956	1,027
1957	513
1958	825
1959	315
1960	476
1961	301
1962	479
1963	734
1964	852
1965	502
1966	340
1967	904
1968	568
1969	408
1970	329
1971	625
1972	487
1973	533
1974	584
1975	886
1976	411
1977	997
1978	797
1979	1,115
1980	978
1981	758
1982	725
1983	1,332
1984	737
1985	637
1986	573
1987	664
1988	689
1989	1,346
1990	923
1991	1,495
1992	1,562
1993	826
1994	832
1995	1,247
1996	1,367
1997	1,028
1998	931
1999	806
2000	1,549
2001	1,335
2002	1,163
2003	1,011
2004	1,276
2005	967
2006	994
2007	1,349
2008	1,173
2009	970
2010	1,699
2011	1,026
2012	983
2013	861
2014	757
2015	501
2016	408
2017	876
2018	595
2019	750
2020	517
2021	583
2022	709
2023	353
2024	930
2025	542
2026	877

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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	351
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1