Weather Records on 6 October 1931

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1931. Highest significance: Winterset 4N, US.

Key Facts for 6 October 1931

On 6 October 1931, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 443 daily.
Winterset 4N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 6 October 1931.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 6 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porbandar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lacona	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devrukh	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 October 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1931

Top 20 records on 6 October 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1931	Winterset 4N, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1931	Afton, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1931	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1931	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1931	Chopda, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1931	Porbandar, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1931	Pachora, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1931	Nanded, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1931	Reasi, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1931	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1931	Lacona, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1931	Hamirpur, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1931	Akot, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1931	Chandor, IN	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1931	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1931	Indore, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1931	Telhara, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1931	Malkapur, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1931	Corning, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1931	Devrukh, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	31 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 470 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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	313
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2