Weather Records on 14 July 1931

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1931. Highest significance: Kokstad, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 July 1931

On 14 July 1931, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 421 daily.
Kokstad set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 14 July 1931.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 14 July 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	244.1 mm (9.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	296.7 mm (11.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Devrukh	India	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 123.

Records on 14 July 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 1931 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 5, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 1931

Top 20 records on 14 July 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1931	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Karwar, IN	daily rain	244.1 mm (9.6 in)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Ankola, IN	daily rain	296.7 mm (11.7 in)	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Sausar, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Amraoti, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Kunda, IN	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Kulikuchi, IN	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Sangareddi(Rev), IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Nanded, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Lusk 2 SW, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Mohpani, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1931	Kholapur, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1931	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	34 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

1802 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1931. 1931 had 430 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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Data for records on 1931-07-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	295
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2