Weather Records on 13 July 1931

351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 July 1931. Highest significance: Kei Road (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 13 July 1931

On 13 July 1931, 351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 339 daily.
Kei Road (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 13 July 1931.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

351 stations

351 station records on 13 July 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 July 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	344.2 mm (13.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

351 records

Records set or tied on 13 July 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 225.

Records on 13 July 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 July 1931 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 July 1931

Top 20 records on 13 July 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 July 1931	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Cathcart, ZA	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Kologha (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Carrathool Motors, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Contest, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Betul(Badnur), IN	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Rajapur, IN	all-time rain	344.2 mm (13.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 1931	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	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

1795 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1931. 1931 had 351 records.

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

Records on 07-13 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1824	1
1832	1
1834	1
1840	1
1842	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1855	1
1860	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	7
1889	6
1890	3
1891	4
1892	2
1893	5
1894	2
1895	11
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1900	2
1901	7
1902	7
1903	8
1904	9
1905	5
1906	17
1907	22
1908	11
1909	7
1910	16
1911	47
1912	79
1913	21
1914	50
1915	17
1916	45
1917	22
1918	160
1919	79
1920	30
1921	81
1922	34
1923	104
1924	147
1925	229
1926	426
1927	195
1928	146
1929	123
1930	443
1931	351
1932	349
1933	653
1934	445
1935	304
1936	999
1937	264
1938	188
1939	382
1940	891
1941	599
1942	282
1943	433
1944	302
1945	637
1946	318
1947	245
1948	407
1949	333
1950	849
1951	393
1952	730
1953	700
1954	1,044
1955	378
1956	436
1957	321
1958	324
1959	451
1960	470
1961	513
1962	615
1963	726
1964	1,023
1965	479
1966	649
1967	654
1968	427
1969	676
1970	410
1971	517
1972	861
1973	489
1974	569
1975	1,474
1976	650
1977	581
1978	437
1979	562
1980	1,127
1981	795
1982	513
1983	887
1984	817
1985	488
1986	918
1987	1,105
1988	898
1989	635
1990	1,762
1991	888
1992	1,293
1993	1,374
1994	1,340
1995	1,350
1996	957
1997	793
1998	1,274
1999	1,356
2000	978
2001	800
2002	1,546
2003	934
2004	686
2005	1,039
2006	1,179
2007	756
2008	672
2009	807
2010	1,192
2011	1,216
2012	1,283
2013	548
2014	540
2015	692
2016	667
2017	594
2018	435
2019	443
2020	668
2021	778
2022	686
2023	705
2024	908
2025	708
2026	1,123

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	252
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1