Weather Records on 31 May 1946

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1946. Highest significance: Shirol, IN.

Key Facts for 31 May 1946

On 31 May 1946, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 368 daily.
Shirol set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 31 May 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 31 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 31 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1946

Top 20 records on 31 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1946	Shirol, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Jhunjhunu, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Tallulah, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Harapanahalli, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Whitestown, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Molakmura, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Phaltan, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Virginia, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1946	Adoni, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1946	Barh, IN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1946	Independence, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	33 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1946. 1946 had 380 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 1946-05-31: 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	266
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1