Weather Records on 16 July 1931

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1931. Highest significance: Jakutsk, RU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1931

On 16 July 1931, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 516 daily.
Jakutsk set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 16 July 1931.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 16 July 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hiranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Nursery	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 16 July 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1931 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1931

Top 20 records on 16 July 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1931	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1931	Glasgow #2, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1931	Jawaja, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Bassein, IN	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Shahabad, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Sarna, SE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Klipfontein, ZA	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Winona, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Fatehpur Sikri, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Mahim, IN	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Sheboygan, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Anticosti Heath Point, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Hiranpur, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1931	Lake, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	32 years	24 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

1798 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1931. 1931 had 527 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	362
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1