Weather Records on 31 May 1982

817 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1982. Highest significance: Grenola 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 1982

On 31 May 1982, 817 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
319 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 758 daily.
Grenola 1 N set a daily record precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 31 May 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

817 stations

817 station records on 31 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gridley	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thrall 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yumenzhen	China	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jiuquan	China	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnatus	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lupi Upper 442	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Boa Vista de Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hulah Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton Co-Op	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Americana (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broadview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Coligny	France	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Chibarro (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

817 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 31 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 31 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 59, daily 758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 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 1982

Top 20 records on 31 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1982	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1982	Gridley, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1982	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Sedan, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Thrall 3SSE, US	monthly rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Madison, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Pioche, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Estes Park, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Solomons, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Fossil, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Yumenzhen, CN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Jiuquan, CN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Cincinnatus, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Irara, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Clermont 9 S, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Winfield 3NE, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	Lupi Upper 442, US	monthly rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1982	El Dorado, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	43 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1982. 1982 had 817 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 1982-05-31: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	574
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1