Weather Records on 31 May 1962

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1962. Highest significance: Reading Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 1962

On 31 May 1962, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 545 daily.
Reading Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 31 May 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 31 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marshall East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vempalli	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mukinbudin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canna 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pindar Challymenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marvel Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorine Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South Holmwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cowalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mulji Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1962

Top 20 records on 31 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1962	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Bodallin, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Sandsprings, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Giddalore, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Una, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Mount Marshall East, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Campion, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Ville Platte, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Vempalli, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Mukinbudin, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Kamalapuram, IN	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Morganton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Glenferrie, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Armagh, GB	monthly low max	2.9 C (37.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Laurel, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Canna 1, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Ketty, IN	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1962	Gastonia, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	39 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1962. 1962 had 565 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 1962-05-31: 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 100	484
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1