Weather Records on 23 October 1931

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1931. Highest significance: Geneve Observatoire, CH.

Key Facts for 23 October 1931

On 23 October 1931, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 351 daily.
Geneve Observatoire set a daily record precipitation of 52.4 mm (2.1 in) on 23 October 1931.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 23 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 October 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

292 broken records

Margins by which the 292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1931

Top 20 records on 23 October 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1931	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1931	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1931	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1931	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1931	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1931	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1931	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily low max	21.2 C (70.2 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Ft Smith, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Arthur City, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Mettupalayam, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1931	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 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

1795 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1931. 1931 had 353 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	260
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2