Weather Records on 31 May 1985

790 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1985. Highest significance: Jodhpur, IN.

Key Facts for 31 May 1985

On 31 May 1985, 790 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 101 monthly and 687 daily.
Jodhpur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 31 May 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

790 stations

790 station records on 31 May 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Thomas	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow Lake 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinopolis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Timberville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albright	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melitopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay/Santacruz	India	Record daily precipitation	394.0 mm (15.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

790 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 31 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 101, daily 687.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1985

Top 20 records on 31 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1985	Jodhpur, IN	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	78 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1985	Kiev, UA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1985	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1985	Tartu, EE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1985	Thomas, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Mascote, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Napas, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Canaan Valley, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Kihnu, EE	monthly rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Tiirikoja, EE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Petersburg 2 N, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Philo 3 SW, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Roseau, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Ilhabela, BR	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1985	Windsor, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	47 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1985. 1985 had 790 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 1985-05-31: 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	516
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1