Weather Records on 31 August 1941

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1941. Highest significance: Orillia, CA.

Key Facts for 31 August 1941

On 31 August 1941, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 515 daily.
Orillia set an all-time record daily precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 31 August 1941.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 31 August 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plum Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barachatti	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chand	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 161.

Records on 31 August 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1941 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1941

Top 20 records on 31 August 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1941	Orillia, CA	all-time rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1941	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Winchendon, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Lindsay, CA	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Paraiyahat, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Macharla, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Godda, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Muddebihal, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Angul, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Kokpekty, KZ	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Peterborough, CA	all-time rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Albany, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1941	Khurda, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1941. 1941 had 528 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	335
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	5
70 to 80	2