Weather Records on 31 May 2010

741 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 2010. Highest significance: Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 31 May 2010

On 31 May 2010, 741 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 696 daily.
Cathcart (Old Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 104.2 mm (4.1 in) on 31 May 2010.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

741 stations

741 station records on 31 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya (the Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Numeralla (Glocca Morra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel (Cottesloe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ingebyra (Grosses Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Blanchards Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Numeralla (Badja Composite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Hawks Head Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
High Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Owen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charleyong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosario	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pindari Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ahualulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maricao 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Lucas Arroyo Paloma	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fraccionamiento Callejones	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wudu	China	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

741 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 44, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 2010

Top 20 records on 31 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 2010	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	96 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2010	Osijek, HR	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	75 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2010	Putbus, DE	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	114 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2010	Snowball, AU	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2010	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2010	Santuck, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Moruya (the Lagoon), AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Numeralla (Glocca Morra), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Laporte, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Tapalpa (Smn), MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Nimmitabel (Cottesloe), AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Ingebyra (Grosses Plains), AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Tuross, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Brogo (Blanchards Road), AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Yankalilla, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Greifswald, DE	monthly rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2010	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	96 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2010. 2010 had 741 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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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	526
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1