Weather Records on 31 May 1957

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1957. Highest significance: Danger Point - Vrt., ZA.

Key Facts for 31 May 1957

On 31 May 1957, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 292 daily.
Danger Point - Vrt. set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 31 May 1957.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

304 stations

304 station records on 31 May 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwerus (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	48.0 C (118.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1957

Top 20 records on 31 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1957	Danger Point - Vrt., ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Brackettville, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Evanston 1 E, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	La Pryor, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Kingsville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Colorado City, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Union Valley, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1957	Wupperthal, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1957	Srinivaspur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1957	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1957	Hobbs, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1957	Kenton, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1957. 1957 had 304 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	230
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1