Weather Records on 23 July 1931

334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1931. Highest significance: Barduar, IN.

Key Facts for 23 July 1931

On 23 July 1931, 334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 314 daily.
Barduar set an all-time record daily precipitation of 300.0 mm (11.8 in) on 23 July 1931.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

334 stations

334 station records on 23 July 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Government Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

334 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 120.

Records on 23 July 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1931 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 9, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1931

Top 20 records on 23 July 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1931	Barduar, IN	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1931	Mawphlang Obsy, IN	daily rain	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1931	Upper Shillong, IN	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1931	Bongaon, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1931	Vaniyambadi, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1931	Tiruppattur, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1931	Katwa, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1931	Leroy 5 WSW, US	all-time high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1931	Boko, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1931	Winnemucca AP, US	all-time high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1931	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1931	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	all-time high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1931	Aurangabad, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1931	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1931	Mekliganj, IN	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1931	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1931	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1931	Barpeta, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1931	Polur, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1931	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	27 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

1794 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 334 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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	241
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1