Weather Records on 15 April 1931

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1931. Highest significance: Fairley, AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1931

On 15 April 1931, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 378 daily.
Fairley set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 15 April 1931.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

388 stations

388 station records on 15 April 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 April 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 April 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1931

Top 20 records on 15 April 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1931	Fairley, AU	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1931	Tin Tin, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Puttur, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Nannilam, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Anekal, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Shirala, IN	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Wallan (Walnarring), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Islampur, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Mahabalipuram Obsy, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1931	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1931	Tittagudi, IN	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1931	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1931	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1931	Euston Post Office, AU	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1931	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	31 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

1801 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1931. 1931 had 388 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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 25	316
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1