Weather Records on 31 May 2008

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 2008. Highest significance: Maryborough, AU.

Key Facts for 31 May 2008

On 31 May 2008, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 737 daily.
Maryborough set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 31 May 2008.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 31 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Schwarzburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Logrono-Agoncillo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bingera Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marodian Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Astara	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodgate Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piper City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Sugar Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Urangan Hibiscus St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kincaid 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmeadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Builyan Gum Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chacchoben	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Joseph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolas Bravo KM. 71	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geijera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toolara Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxchuc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kiamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 70, daily 737.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

649 broken records

Margins by which the 649 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 2008

Top 20 records on 31 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 2008	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 May 2008	Schwarzburg, DE	monthly rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2008	Logrono-Agoncillo, ES	monthly rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2008	Bingera Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2008	Tuan Creek Forest STN, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Bilbao Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Teddington Waterworks, AU	monthly rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Santander Cmt, ES	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Marodian Homestead, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Astara, AZ	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Hopelchen, MX	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Taylorville 2SE, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Kentland, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Woodgate Store, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	monthly high max	31.8 C (89.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Malakoff, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Didcot, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2008	Bargara, AU	daily rain	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	50 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2008. 2008 had 809 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 2008-05-31: 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 20	578
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1