Weather Records on 31 May 1967

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1967. Highest significance: Plattsmouth 1E, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 1967

On 31 May 1967, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 472 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 973 daily.
Plattsmouth 1E set a daily record precipitation of 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 31 May 1967.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

987 stations

987 station records on 31 May 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pablillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Story	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Semenovka	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 397, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 444, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 31 May 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	397
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	444
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 31 May 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

852 broken records

Margins by which the 852 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1967

Top 20 records on 31 May 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1967	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1967	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1967	Eureka, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Pilot Point Isl du Boi, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Gibson Dam, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Beowawe, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Limon 10 SSW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Pablillo (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Hagansport, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Wymore, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Idabel, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Oden 1 SE, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1967	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	42 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1967. 1967 had 987 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 1967-05-31: 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 50	837
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1