Weather Records on 31 May 2007

793 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 2007. Highest significance: Napoleon, US.

Key Facts for 31 May 2007

On 31 May 2007, 793 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 702 daily.
Napoleon set a daily record precipitation of 58.9 mm (2.3 in) on 31 May 2007.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

793 stations

793 station records on 31 May 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sorbytorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Peck Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millau	France	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gullspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kisa_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lobonas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skrins	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Arenal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Svaneholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrose 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Valle Moreno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Oloj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

793 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 31 May 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 2007 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 88, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 2007

Top 20 records on 31 May 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 2007	Napoleon, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	106 years	79 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2007	Lake Margaret Dam, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2007	Brunswick, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2007	Vilsandi, EE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2007	Sorbytorp, SE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Ft Peck Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Gilman, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Turtle Lake, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Washburn, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Westby, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Millau, FR	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	monthly high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Gullspang, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Brusett 3 E, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Minsk, BY	monthly high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Bezenchuk, RU	monthly high max	35.8 C (96.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Ashley, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	111 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Wuhan, CN	monthly rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2007	Underwood, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2007. 2007 had 793 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 2007-05-31: 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	565
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1