Weather Records on 19 September 1931

400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1931. Highest significance: Ft Dodge 5NNW, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1931

On 19 September 1931, 400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 392 daily.
Ft Dodge 5NNW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 19 September 1931.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

400 stations

400 station records on 19 September 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

400 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 123.

Records on 19 September 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 392.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1931

Top 20 records on 19 September 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1931	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1931	Alandi, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1931	Rock Rapids, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1931	Sac City, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1931	Tekamah, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1931	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1931	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1931	Webster City, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1931	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1931	Deer Park Sf, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1931	Escanaba, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1931	Urana (Nowranie), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1931	Sorab, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1931	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1931	Siddapur, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1931	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1931	Denison, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1931	New Hampton, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1931	Waverly, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1931	Khed, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	24 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

1805 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1931. 1931 had 400 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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 10	263
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1