Weather Records on 31 May 1976

435 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1976. Highest significance: Millington 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 1976

On 31 May 1976, 435 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 426 daily.
Millington 3 SE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 31 May 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

435 stations

435 station records on 31 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spitshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklandon Geist Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Totolapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valdaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

435 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 31 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 31 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1976

Top 20 records on 31 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1976	Millington 3 SE, US	all-time rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Maasbult, ZA	monthly rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Petoskey, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Spitshoek, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Jewett, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Delaware, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Tonala (Smn), MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Springfield, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Albion, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Huntsville, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Talisman I, MX	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Oaklandon Geist Rsvr, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	daily high min	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1976	Pleasant Hill, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	37 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1976. 1976 had 435 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 1976-05-31: 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 10	277
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1