Weather Records on 31 May 2006

1,045 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 2006. Highest significance: El Puerto, MX.

Key Facts for 31 May 2006

On 31 May 2006, 1,045 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 391 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 951 daily.
El Puerto set a daily record precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 31 May 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,045 stations

1,045 station records on 31 May 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Calera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dokshitsy	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cointzio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yelabuga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxthoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ganevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Oloj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,045 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 273, Lowest daily maximum 184, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 207, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 May 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	273
Lowest daily maximum	184
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	207
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 91, daily 951.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

803 broken records

Margins by which the 803 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 2006

Top 20 records on 31 May 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 2006	El Puerto, MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Altotonga, MX	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Presa la Calera, MX	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Vinson, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Everett, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Los Castillos, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	N Creek 5 SE, US	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	125 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Goodland, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	M.O. Amini, IN	monthly rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Macomb, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	monthly high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Dokshitsy, BY	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Sotchi, RU	monthly high min	22.3 C (72.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Hoxie, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Ratnagiri, IN	daily low max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2006	Cointzio, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	44 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2006. 2006 had 1,045 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 2006-05-31: 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	717
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1