Weather Records on 1 January 1931

211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1931. Highest significance: Raigarh, IN.

Key Facts for 1 January 1931

On 1 January 1931, 211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 207 daily.
Raigarh set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 1 January 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

211 stations

211 station records on 1 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salepur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

211 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 181.

Records on 1 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 207.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

204 broken records

Margins by which the 204 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1931

Top 20 records on 1 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1931	Raigarh, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1931	Lankaran, AZ	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1931	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Cuyamaca, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Salepur, IN	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Bolpur, IN	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Baku, AZ	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Phulbani, IN	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Maitland, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Colton (Boola Boola), AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Moonta, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Sutherlands, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1931	Two Wells, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	46 years	20 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

1798 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1931. 1931 had 211 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	136
5 to 10	47
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	9
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	1