Weather Records on 24 September 1931

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1931. Highest significance: Cowles, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 1931

On 24 September 1931, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 441 daily.
Cowles set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 24 September 1931.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

463 stations

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

Weather records on 24 September 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Igatpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 September 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 September 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1931

Top 20 records on 24 September 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1931	Cowles, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1931	Bhognipur, IN	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1931	Derapur, IN	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1931	Springer, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1931	Jhaldah(Jhalda), IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1931	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1931	Wien, AT	all-time rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1931	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1931	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1931	Mainpuri, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1931	Flandreau, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1931	Kalpi, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1931	Sonnblick, AT	monthly low max	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1931	Gorlitz, DE	monthly low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1931	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly low max	5.4 C (41.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1931	Wien, AT	monthly low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1931	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1931	Innsbruck, AT	daily low max	7.7 C (45.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1931	Ratlam, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1931	Igatpuri, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 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

1803 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1931. 1931 had 463 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	341
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1