Weather Records on 10 August 1931

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1931. Highest significance: Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 10 August 1931

On 10 August 1931, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 411 daily.
Cape Moreton Lighthouse set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 10 August 1931.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 10 August 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Veedersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sawai Madhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 10 August 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1931 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1931

Top 20 records on 10 August 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1931	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Soraon, IN	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Tiruvangadi, IN	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Pachmarhi, IN	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Handia, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Chandauli, IN	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Tonk, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Grafton, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Hewitt, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Sirathu, IN	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Veedersburg, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Sawai Madhopur, IN	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1931	Perinthalamanna, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 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

1814 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1931. 1931 had 424 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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 20	268
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1