Weather Records on 31 May 1941

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1941. Highest significance: Gympie, AU.

Key Facts for 31 May 1941

On 31 May 1941, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 386 daily.
Gympie set a monthly record daily precipitation of 184.2 mm (7.3 in) on 31 May 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 31 May 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ormesby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dwight	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 246.

Records on 31 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1941

Top 20 records on 31 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1941	Gympie, AU	monthly rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1941	Burlington, US	all-time rain	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1941	Cooran Post Office, AU	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Goodwood Rail STN, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Theebine, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Ormesby, AU	monthly rain	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Melur, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Boonara, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Central Kin Kin, AU	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Khutauna, IN	monthly rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Miva, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Dwight, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Montville "Craglands", AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1941	Scott Cda, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1941. 1941 had 410 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 1941-05-31: 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	271
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1