Weather Records on 31 January 1931

326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1931. Highest significance: Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 31 January 1931

On 31 January 1931, 326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 313 daily.
Cape Moreton Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 115.3 mm (4.5 in) on 31 January 1931.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

326 stations

326 station records on 31 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gadarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

326 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 31 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1931

Top 20 records on 31 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1931	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1931	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Boston City WSO, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Indian Head Cda, CA	monthly high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Mayne Junction, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Browning, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Milton, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	monthly high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Caloundra Signal Station, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1931	Wynnum Railway Station, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	21 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

1800 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1931. 1931 had 326 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 20	253
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2