Weather Records on 4 July 1931

479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1931. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 4 July 1931

On 4 July 1931, 479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 449 daily.
Praha-Klementinum set an all-time record daily precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 4 July 1931.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

479 stations

479 station records on 4 July 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bijanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pachwara	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	269.5 mm (10.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raghunathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

479 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 282.

Records on 4 July 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1931 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1931

Top 20 records on 4 July 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1931	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	all-time rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 July 1931	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Ida, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Raleigh State UNIV, US	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Centre Hall, US	monthly rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Hoxie, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Babuskin, RU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Maclear (Mag), ZA	all-time rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Anantnag, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Vantipura, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Kulpahar, IN	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Bijanagar, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Pachwara, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1931	Exwell Park, ZA	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)

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

1806 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1931. 1931 had 479 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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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	317
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1