Weather Records on 31 May 2002

1,162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 2002. Highest significance: Lichtenburg, ZA.

Key Facts for 31 May 2002

On 31 May 2002, 1,162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
956 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 257 monthly and 902 daily.
Lichtenburg set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 31 May 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,162 stations

1,162 station records on 31 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nizhyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zonguldak	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Soria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,162 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 667, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 289, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 89.

Records on 31 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	667
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	289
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 257, daily 902.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 2002

Top 20 records on 31 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 2002	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2002	Nizhyn, UA	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Machilipatnam, IN	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Sandusky, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Centennial 1NE, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Walden, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Kissimmee 2, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Cerro, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Mtn Park, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Magdalena, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Spicer, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Orenburg, RU	daily low min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Imperial, US	monthly high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Kilauea 1134, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Akron 4 E, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Salida, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Silverton, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Westcliffe, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Tuapse, RU	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2002	Zonguldak, TR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2002. 2002 had 1,162 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 2002-05-31: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	800
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2