Weather Records on 31 July 1934

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1934. Highest significance: Ulan-Ude, RU.

Key Facts for 31 July 1934

On 31 July 1934, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 425 daily.
Ulan-Ude set an all-time record daily precipitation of 92.1 mm (3.6 in) on 31 July 1934.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 31 July 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herrs Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 31 July 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1934 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 11, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1934

Top 20 records on 31 July 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1934	Ulan-Ude, RU	all-time rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1934	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Pachora, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Yeeda, AU	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Noonkanbah, AU	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Tasgaon, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Wellington (Springfield), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Hutchinson River, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1934	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1934	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1934	Khandwa, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1934	Dahanu, IN	daily rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1934	McPherson, US	all-time high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 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

1804 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1934. 1934 had 449 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

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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	333
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3