Weather Records on 17 December 1931

217 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1931. Highest significance: Hukeri, IN.

Key Facts for 17 December 1931

On 17 December 1931, 217 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 216 daily.
Hukeri set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 17 December 1931.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

217 stations

217 station records on 17 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

217 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 17 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 17 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 216.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

189 broken records

Margins by which the 189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1931

Top 20 records on 17 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1931	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1931	Chikodi, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1931	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1931	Gokak, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1931	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1931	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1931	Crosbyton, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	Ft Duchesne, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	8.5 C (15.3 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	Ovando, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	Haskell, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	Wilbur, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	Tiruvadanai, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1931	Tiruppathur, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	22 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

1793 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1931. 1931 had 217 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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 50	181
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1