Weather Records on 15 July 1931

591 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1931. Highest significance: Bay Saint Louis, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 1931

On 15 July 1931, 591 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
446 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 558 daily.
Bay Saint Louis set a monthly record daily precipitation of 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 15 July 1931.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

591 stations

591 station records on 15 July 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurla	India	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyan	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murbad	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

591 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 15 July 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1931 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 18, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1931

Top 20 records on 15 July 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1931	Bay Saint Louis, US	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1931	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Bassein, IN	daily rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Mahim, IN	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Huron Rgnl AP, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Schriever, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Gavar, AM	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Melville, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Bellefontaine, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Constantine, DZ	all-time high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	New Orleans Carrollton, US	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Manistee 3SE, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1931	Aska, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1931	Kurla, IN	daily rain	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1931	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1931	Amite, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 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 591 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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 25	429
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1