Weather Records on 24 August 1931

312 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1931. Highest significance: Pala, IN.

Key Facts for 24 August 1931

On 24 August 1931, 312 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 290 daily.
Pala set a daily record precipitation of 151.9 mm (6.0 in) on 24 August 1931.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

312 stations

312 station records on 24 August 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	303.8 mm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	293.4 mm (11.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Godhra	India	Record daily precipitation	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thasra	India	Record daily precipitation	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dakor	India	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota-Udepur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jambughoda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chechat	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jasol	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

312 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 108.

Records on 24 August 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

229 broken records

Margins by which the 229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1931

Top 20 records on 24 August 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1931	Pala, IN	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1931	Balasinor, IN	daily rain	303.8 mm (12.0 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1931	Kalol, IN	daily rain	293.4 mm (11.6 in)	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1931	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1931	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1931	Perinthalamanna, IN	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1931	Godhra, IN	monthly rain	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1931	Adur, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1931	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1931	Caguas, PR	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1931	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1931	Ashta, IN	monthly rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1931	Thasra, IN	daily rain	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1931	Rajpipla(Nandod), IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1931	Dakor, IN	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1931	Chhota-Udepur, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1931	Oakland, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1931	Jambughoda Sr, IN	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1931	Belthangady, IN	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1931	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	28 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

1802 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1931. 1931 had 312 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	199
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1