Weather Records on 17 August 1931

302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1931. Highest significance: Jhabua, IN.

Key Facts for 17 August 1931

On 17 August 1931, 302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 299 daily.
Jhabua set a daily record precipitation of 121.2 mm (4.8 in) on 17 August 1931.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

302 stations

302 station records on 17 August 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tharad	India	Record daily precipitation	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dungarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
D.Baria	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota-Udepur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atru	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freshwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

302 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 17 August 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1931

Top 20 records on 17 August 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1931	Jhabua, IN	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1931	Khushalgarh, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	151.2 mm (6.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1931	Tharad, IN	daily rain	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1931	Jhalod, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1931	Chowghat, IN	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1931	Jalgaon, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1931	Ghazipur, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1931	Dungarpur, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1931	Hajo, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1931	Mercara Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1931	Neemuch, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1931	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1931	Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1931	D.Baria, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1931	Sailana, IN	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1931	Panchgani, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1931	Nimach, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1931	Manohar Thana, IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1931	New Braunfels, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1931	Betul(Badnur), IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	5 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

1797 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1931. 1931 had 302 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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	194
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1