Weather Records on 31 May 2024

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 May 2024. Highest significance: Augsburg, DE.

Key Facts for 31 May 2024

On 31 May 2024, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 734 daily.
Augsburg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 98.2 mm (3.9 in) on 31 May 2024.
Across 161 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 31 May 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 May 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Augsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Shannon Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halsua Kanala Purola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Neuburg/Kammel-Langenhaslach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbar (Kelsey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Archerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitlands (Burder's Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Memmingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hallands_Vadero	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wave Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burleson	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobram (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Myrrhee (Joelyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabram Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 31 May 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 31 May 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 31 May 2024 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 72, daily 734.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

726 broken records

Margins by which the 726 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 May 2024

Top 20 records on 31 May 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 2024	Augsburg, DE	all-time rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 May 2024	Llano, US	monthly rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	73 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 May 2024	Ivanhoe (Baden Park), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	119 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	111 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Pet Jorhat, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	112 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Bungowannah (Roseleigh), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Caniambo, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Madalya, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Altomunster-Maisbrunn, DE	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Wanneroo, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	109 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Yarroweyah, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Uplands (Gibbo River Park), AU	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	111 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Rutherglen Research, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Oakdale, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	124 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Little Rock AP Adams Fld, US	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	monthly rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	122 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 May 2024	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2024	Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen, DE	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	59 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2024. 2024 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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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	649
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2