Weather Records on 31 July 1923

236 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1923. Highest significance: Charlton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 31 July 1923

On 31 July 1923, 236 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 228 daily.
Charlton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 31 July 1923.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

236 stations

236 station records on 31 July 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towaninnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Rail (Dalyenong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gowar West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

236 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 152.

Records on 31 July 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1923

Top 20 records on 31 July 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1923	Charlton Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1923	St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1923	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1923	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1923	Ninyeunook, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1923	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1923	Lake, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1923	Gudgenby, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1923	Wooroonook, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1923	Stuart Mill State School, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1923	Towaninnie, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1923	Beaufort, AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1923	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1923	Woodstock, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1923	Elatma, RU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1923	May Vale, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1923	Budgerum, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1923	Boort, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1923	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1923	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

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

1804 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1923. 1923 had 236 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

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Data for records on 1923-07-31: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	179
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1