Weather Records on 3 July 1931

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1931. Highest significance: Contest, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 July 1931

On 3 July 1931, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 424 daily.
Contest set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 3 July 1931.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 3 July 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broach	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hansot	India	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gogha	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Jong Ranch, Howic	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valod	India	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 3 July 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1931 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 19, daily 424.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1931

Top 20 records on 3 July 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1931	Contest, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Bonaparte 5 NE, US	monthly rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Rushville, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Bhaunagar, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Ilav, IN	all-time rain	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Jalalpur, IN	daily rain	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Broach, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Hansot, IN	monthly rain	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Gogha, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Sohagpur, IN	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Keosauqua, US	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1931	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1931	Butlerville 2 WNW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	33 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

1793 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1931. 1931 had 450 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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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	276
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1