Weather Records on 31 May 1932

181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1932. Highest significance: Ravenna, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 1932

On 31 May 1932, 181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 179 daily.
Ravenna set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 31 May 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

181 stations

181 station records on 31 May 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Point Lowly Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

181 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 31 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1932

Top 20 records on 31 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1932	Ravenna, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1932	Mekliganj, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1932	Brentwood Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1932	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1932	Halle, DE	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1932	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1932	Saint Paul, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1932	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1932	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1932	Tittagudi, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1932	St Ignace, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1932	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1932	Mason City, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1932	Carawa, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1932	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1932	Kanakapura, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1932	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1932	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1932	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1932	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	33 years	21 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1932. 1932 had 181 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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Data for records on 1932-05-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	151
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1