Weather Records on 31 May 1971

714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1971. Highest significance: Sheldon, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 1971

On 31 May 1971, 714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 399 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 690 daily.
Sheldon set a monthly record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 31 May 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

714 stations

714 station records on 31 May 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra River (Yarra Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Araxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

714 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 237, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 31 May 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	237
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 31 May 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

571 broken records

Margins by which the 571 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1971

Top 20 records on 31 May 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1971	Sheldon, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Yarra River (Yarra Glen), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Croydon (Samuel Street), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Ringwood, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Sheldon, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Warburton, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Coongan Station, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Breona, AU	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Matias Romero (Smn), MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Jindivick North, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Woodbrook, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Kearneysville, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Grizzly, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Araxa, BR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1971	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	38 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1971. 1971 had 714 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 1971-05-31: 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	563
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1