Weather Records on 31 August 1924

232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1924. Highest significance: Galway, IE.

Key Facts for 31 August 1924

On 31 August 1924, 232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 226 daily.
Galway set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.4 mm (2.5 in) on 31 August 1924.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

232 stations

232 station records on 31 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

232 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 43.

Records on 31 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 226.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

168 broken records

Margins by which the 168 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1924

Top 20 records on 31 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1924	Galway, IE	monthly rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1924	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1924	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Port Jervis, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Pushmataha, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Newberry, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Kiev, UA	daily low max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Columbus Ohio St UNIV, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Washington, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Vinga, SE	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Williamstown, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Concord, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Addison, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1924	Bic, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	18 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

1796 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 232 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	155
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1