Weather Records on 31 May 1983

1,494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1983. Highest significance: Archer, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 1983

On 31 May 1983, 1,494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 599 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 130 monthly and 1,361 daily.
Archer set an all-time record daily precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 31 May 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,494 stations

1,494 station records on 31 May 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Archer	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bairro Represa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.9 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Luminarias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Madre de Deus de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lamounier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aiuruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sobradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Gabriel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lupi Upper 442	United States	Record daily precipitation	368.3 mm (14.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Divinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Juca Casimiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Estrada de Cunha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Maua (Esc.Agrot)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pitangueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo Do Cajuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barroso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Torreoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Do Jacutinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Abaixo (Faz.Cachoeira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Batatais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Do Massaim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Piracaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taguai (Ribeiropolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Timburi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jardinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Piratininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Queluz (Centro Saude)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vargem Grande Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Amelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,494 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 345, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 254, Heaviest daily rainfall 617, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 31 May 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	345
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	254
Heaviest daily rainfall	617
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 31 May 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 130, daily 1,361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,260 broken records

Margins by which the 1,260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1983

Top 20 records on 31 May 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1983	Archer, US	all-time rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 May 1983	Ibertioga, BR	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1983	Kailiili 436, US	monthly rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1983	Bairro Represa, BR	monthly rain	127.9 mm (5.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1983	Luminarias, BR	monthly rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1983	Madre de Deus de Minas, BR	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1983	Salto Grande (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1983	Lamounier, BR	monthly rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1983	Bom Jardim de Minas, BR	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1983	Itumirim, BR	monthly rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1983	Conceicao Do Rio Verde, BR	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1983	Aiuruoca, BR	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1983	Conceicao Do Ibitipoca, BR	monthly rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1983	Bom Jardim, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1983	Fazenda Sobradinho, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1983	Fazenda Sao Gabriel, BR	monthly rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1983	Rio Preto, BR	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1983	Mairipora, BR	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1983	Lupi Upper 442, US	monthly rain	368.3 mm (14.5 in)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1983	Divinopolis, BR	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	55 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1983. 1983 had 1,494 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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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	1,229
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1