Weather Records on 31 May 1951

640 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1951. Highest significance: Sirohi, IN.

Key Facts for 31 May 1951

On 31 May 1951, 640 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 592 daily.
Sirohi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 31 May 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

640 stations

640 station records on 31 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jalore	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sojat	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chotan	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mussoorie	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bilara	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

640 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 31 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 31 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 46, daily 592.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1951

Top 20 records on 31 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1951	Sirohi, IN	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1951	David City 4E, US	all-time rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1951	Periakulam, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Jalore, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Osceola, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Schuyler, US	all-time rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Shorlakode, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Tarikere, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Sojat, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Chotan, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Fremont, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Ambari, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	East Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Meycode Adandai, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Karnal, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Drevja, NO	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1951	Steigen, NO	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	34 years	41 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1951. 1951 had 640 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 1951-05-31: 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	453
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3