Weather Records on 31 May 1994

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 1994. Highest significance: Lampang, TH.

Key Facts for 31 May 1994

On 31 May 1994, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
489 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 725 daily.
Lampang set an all-time record daily precipitation of 270.0 mm (10.6 in) on 31 May 1994.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 31 May 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berezino	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eudora	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merida Centro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wiscoy 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dugway	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilee Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urup	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 285, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 31 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	285
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 31 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 48, daily 725.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 1994

Top 20 records on 31 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1994	Lampang, TH	all-time rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	20 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 May 1994	Gooding 2 S, US	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Alfred, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Longmont 2 ESE, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Paonia 1SW, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Berezino, BY	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Waterdale, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Griffiss AFB, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Ubon Ratchathani, TH	monthly rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Culbertson, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Grant Grove, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Steamboat Springs, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Greeley, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Spring Valley, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Collbran, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Richfield, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Telchac Puerto, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1994	Chiricahua Nm, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1994. 1994 had 776 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 1994-05-31: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	572
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1