Weather Records on 7 December 1931

180 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1931. Highest significance: Bajramaly, TM.

Key Facts for 7 December 1931

On 7 December 1931, 180 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 174 daily.
Bajramaly set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.8 mm (1.7 in) on 7 December 1931.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

180 stations

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

Weather records on 7 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Mc Intosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

180 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1931

Top 20 records on 7 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1931	Bajramaly, TM	monthly rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1931	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Bingara Post Office, AU	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1931	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1931	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1931	Angelica, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1931	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1931	Millie, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1931	Amchong(Sonepur), IN	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	32 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

1801 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1931. 1931 had 180 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	127
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2