Weather Records on 7 October 1931

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1931. Highest significance: Humansdorp (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 7 October 1931

On 7 October 1931, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 587 daily.
Humansdorp (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 7 October 1931.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 7 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deolgaon Raja	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 October 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1931

Top 20 records on 7 October 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1931	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Biloxi, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	St Ignace, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Pachora, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Crow Agency, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Kudal, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Murwara(Kathi), IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Sawantwadi, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Chalisgaon, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Jalgaon, IN	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Multai, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Narsingarh, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1931	Jalgaon, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	38 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 603 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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	441
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2