Weather Records on 31 May 1953

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1953. Highest significance: Ridgway, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 1953

On 31 May 1953, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 590 daily.
Ridgway set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 31 May 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 31 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ebensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arendtsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 118.

Records on 31 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 64, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1953

Top 20 records on 31 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1953	Ridgway, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Ebensburg, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Karur, IN	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Clarion 3 SW, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Cumberland, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Clear Spring 1 ENE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Bellefonte 4 S, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Lock Haven, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Hyndman, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Creekside, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Cheltenham 1 NW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Clearfield, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Emporium 1 E, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Franklin, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Bologna, IT	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Woodstock, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Rock Hall, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1953	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	37 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1953. 1953 had 654 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 1953-05-31: 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	459
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1