Weather Records on 5 July 1931

395 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1931. Highest significance: Thomas River (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 July 1931

On 5 July 1931, 395 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 360 daily.
Thomas River (Sar) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 5 July 1931.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

395 stations

395 station records on 5 July 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poonch	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karnah	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

395 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 227.

Records on 5 July 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1931 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1931

Top 20 records on 5 July 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1931	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1931	Qacu (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 July 1931	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Dontsa, ZA	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Kologha (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Dohne (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Anantnag, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Poonch, IN	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Babuskin, RU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Badgam, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Srinagar, IN	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Neemkathana, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1931	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	45 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

1796 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 395 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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 10	192
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	11
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	5