Weather Records on 31 May 1952

374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1952. Highest significance: Whyte Yarcowie, AU.

Key Facts for 31 May 1952

On 31 May 1952, 374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 360 daily.
Whyte Yarcowie set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 31 May 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

374 stations

374 station records on 31 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Garrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burrowye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

374 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 250.

Records on 31 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1952

Top 20 records on 31 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1952	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Bridport Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Marrabel, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin, AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Australia Plains, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Manoora, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Dutton, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Mannanarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Truro, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Mount Bryan, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Monierkhal, IN	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Farrell Flat, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Point Pass, AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1952	Yongala, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	62 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1952. 1952 had 374 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 1952-05-31: 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 10	262
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1