Weather Records on 31 May 1943

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1943. Highest significance: Vickery 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 1943

On 31 May 1943, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 538 daily.
Vickery 2 NW set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 31 May 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 31 May 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Inn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurla	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deogarh (Bamra)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kawai Iki Intake 880	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 126 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manpur(Tappa)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 31 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 31 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1943

Top 20 records on 31 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1943	Vickery 2 NW, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Berasia, IN	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Peddapuram, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Aloograda, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Sanjari, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Atner, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Ranikhet, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Uran, IN	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Searcy, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Ashland, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Somerset Main Street, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1943	Raver, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1943	Inskip Inn, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	32 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1943. 1943 had 552 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 50	449
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1