Weather Records on 31 May 2016

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 2016. Highest significance: Simbach/Inn, DE.

Key Facts for 31 May 2016

On 31 May 2016, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 353 daily.
Simbach/Inn set a daily record precipitation of 74.6 mm (2.9 in) on 31 May 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 31 May 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simbach/Inn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Groznyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Briceni	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pudasjarvi Jaurakkajarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juterbog	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Junction Kimble Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cotulla la Salle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirsanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alkali Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindesnes Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hallands_Vadero	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medora 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuressaare	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkakra	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teague Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kjevik	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lainio	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keminmaa Kemi-Tornion Lentoase	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schleswig	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 31 May 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 May 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 49, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 2016

Top 20 records on 31 May 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 2016	Simbach/Inn, DE	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2016	Zametchino, RU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2016	Groznyj, RU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2016	Briceni, UA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Wattisham, GB	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Pudasjarvi Jaurakkajarvi, FI	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Halmstad, SE	monthly high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	128 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Juterbog, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Willow City, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	120 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Kristianstad, SE	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Burdett 3S, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Junction Kimble Co AP, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Hannover, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Cotulla la Salle Co AP, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Tambov, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Kirsanov, RU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	List/Sylt, DE	monthly high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Alkali Lake, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2016	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	94 years	38 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2016. 2016 had 402 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	310
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1