Weather Records on 31 August 1937

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1937. Highest significance: Gyzylarbat, TM.

Key Facts for 31 August 1937

On 31 August 1937, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
333 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 494 daily.
Gyzylarbat set an all-time record daily precipitation of 76.8 mm (3.0 in) on 31 August 1937.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 31 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fanny Cove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taylors Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 31 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1937

Top 20 records on 31 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1937	Gyzylarbat, TM	all-time rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1937	Ocala, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Pamban, IN	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Scaddan Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Joshimath, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Highland Home, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Fanny Cove, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Madison, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	monthly rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Vanur, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1937	Shimla, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1937	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1937	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1937	Farmington, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1937	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1937	Buchanan, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	33 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

1796 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 508 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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 10	284
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1