Weather Records on 31 October 1937

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1937. Highest significance: Henichesk, UA.

Key Facts for 31 October 1937

On 31 October 1937, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 334 daily.
Henichesk set a daily record precipitation of 26.1 mm (1.0 in) on 31 October 1937.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

335 stations

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

Weather records on 31 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 31 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1937

Top 20 records on 31 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1937	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1937	Putbus, DE	daily high min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Rowena (Iffley), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Multai, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Khamgaon, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Geraldton Town, AU	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Khed, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Virajpet, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Tamia, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Chita, RU	daily high min	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Gravette, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Krishnarajnagar, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Darwha, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	St Georges, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Nannine, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Kherson, UA	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Bratsk, RU	daily rain	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1937	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	46 years	20 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

1805 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1937. 1937 had 335 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	261
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1