Weather Records on 5 September 1931

381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1931. Highest significance: Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK.

Key Facts for 5 September 1931

On 5 September 1931, 381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 323 daily.
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 5 September 1931.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

381 stations

381 station records on 5 September 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	269.5 mm (10.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shikohabad	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaunpur	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

381 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 172.

Records on 5 September 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1931 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 55, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1931

Top 20 records on 5 September 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1931	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Manoharpur, IN	all-time rain	269.5 mm (10.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Falsterbo, SE	monthly rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Soltau, DE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Shikohabad, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Faizabad, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Ladner, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Parnu, EE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Dolphin@S Nose Obsy, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Port Townsend, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Dumka, IN	all-time rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1931	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 381 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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	266
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1