Weather Records on 1 October 1931

237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1931. Highest significance: Charduar, IN.

Key Facts for 1 October 1931

On 1 October 1931, 237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 216 daily.
Charduar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 184.9 mm (7.3 in) on 1 October 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

237 stations

237 station records on 1 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Igatpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bissem-Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

237 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 137.

Records on 1 October 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 216.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1931

Top 20 records on 1 October 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1931	Charduar, IN	monthly rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1931	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1931	Malsiras, IN	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1931	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1931	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1931	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1931	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1931	Supaul, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1931	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1931	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1931	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1931	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1931	Jamner, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1931	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1931	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1931	Bhadgaon, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1931	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1931	Mekliganj, IN	all-time rain	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1931	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1931	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	29 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

1813 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1931. 1931 had 237 records.

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

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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	172
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1