Weather Records on 12 October 1931

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 October 1931. Highest significance: Barwasagar, IN.

Key Facts for 12 October 1931

On 12 October 1931, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 275 daily.
Barwasagar set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 12 October 1931.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 12 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barwasagar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Igatpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baroda	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nasik	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyan	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jambughoda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nalia	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kurla	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sojat	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwandi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 12 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 October 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 275.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 October 1931

Top 20 records on 12 October 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 October 1931	Barwasagar, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1931	Yarraloola, AU	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1931	Dahanu, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1931	Igatpuri, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1931	Merta City, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1931	Baroda, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1931	Bassein, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1931	Mahim, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1931	Ajmer, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1931	Bhikapur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1931	Mokhada, IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1931	Vada, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 1931	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1931	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1931	Trimbak, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1931	Nasik, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1931	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1931	Todgarh, IN	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1931	Tilpa (Warloo), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1931	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	27 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 283 records.

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

Records on 10-12 in each year
Year	Records
1805	2
1809	1
1810	1
1814	3
1822	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	5
1879	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	14
1903	16
1904	30
1905	13
1906	16
1907	10
1908	13
1909	30
1910	13
1911	10
1912	30
1913	33
1914	17
1915	34
1916	29
1917	53
1918	29
1919	53
1920	79
1921	102
1922	21
1923	200
1924	129
1925	107
1926	201
1927	195
1928	714
1929	165
1930	606
1931	283
1932	398
1933	155
1934	477
1935	209
1936	301
1937	185
1938	470
1939	198
1940	235
1941	226
1942	540
1943	418
1944	274
1945	321
1946	554
1947	358
1948	311
1949	725
1950	594
1951	391
1952	352
1953	252
1954	911
1955	383
1956	899
1957	473
1958	448
1959	501
1960	449
1961	436
1962	971
1963	459
1964	636
1965	157
1966	423
1967	623
1968	443
1969	1,828
1970	763
1971	382
1972	412
1973	673
1974	369
1975	830
1976	582
1977	832
1978	525
1979	898
1980	741
1981	1,201
1982	777
1983	992
1984	636
1985	872
1986	1,510
1987	1,530
1988	1,015
1989	543
1990	1,325
1991	948
1992	865
1993	1,145
1994	934
1995	1,238
1996	816
1997	1,851
1998	741
1999	641
2000	1,095
2001	1,194
2002	1,139
2003	1,043
2004	750
2005	872
2006	1,357
2007	566
2008	1,669
2009	2,300
2010	797
2011	906
2012	921
2013	558
2014	514
2015	964
2016	374
2017	1,068
2018	1,195
2019	1,321
2020	655
2021	1,294
2022	439
2023	904
2024	958
2025	624
2026	710

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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	201
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1