Weather Records on 31 May 1979

915 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1979. Highest significance: Schellingwoude, NL.

Key Facts for 31 May 1979

On 31 May 1979, 915 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
420 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 854 daily.
Schellingwoude set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.4 mm (1.9 in) on 31 May 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

915 stations

915 station records on 31 May 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Issik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tokmak	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Otar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malibay(?)	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mexquitic	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calamocha-Vor	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverdale 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinder 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

915 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 208, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 May 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	208
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 May 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 58, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1979

Top 20 records on 31 May 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1979	Schellingwoude, NL	monthly rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1979	Daroca, ES	monthly rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1979	Oneonta, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1979	Calera, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Orange, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Issik, KZ	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Cheesman, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Alicante, ES	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Tokmak, KG	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Henichesk, UA	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Leesville, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Waverly, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Chattanooga AP, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Kingston, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Amsterdam, NL	monthly rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	River Falls, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1979	Des Moines, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1979. 1979 had 915 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1979-05-31: 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 20	739
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1