Weather Records on 31 May 1958

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1958. Highest significance: Rhinelander, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 1958

On 31 May 1958, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 405 daily.
Rhinelander set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 31 May 1958.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 31 May 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nippering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caroling South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 31 May 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1958

Top 20 records on 31 May 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1958	Rhinelander, US	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1958	Centralia, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Marradong, AU	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Southampton, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Fort Dearborn, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Beloit, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Bathurst, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Gorki, BY	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Oelwein 2 S, US	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Gunnerside, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Uman, UA	monthly high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Narrawong, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Sihora Sr, IN	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Zamora (Obs), MX	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1958	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1958	Ft Morgan, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1958	Geneseo, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	34 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1958. 1958 had 429 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 1958-05-31: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	235
5 to 10	40
10 to 15	28
15 to 20	8
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	6
30 to 35	1