Weather Records on 31 July 1942

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1942. Highest significance: Logansport Cicott St, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 1942

On 31 July 1942, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 330 daily.
Logansport Cicott St set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 31 July 1942.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 31 July 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	363.2 mm (14.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broach	India	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Bremen	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Elmwood Av	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dahej	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	325.1 mm (12.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hansot	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dholera	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Daudnagar(Haspur)	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 7, daily 330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 226.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1942

Top 20 records on 31 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1942	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Svirica, RU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Amod, IN	daily rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Lonavala, IN	daily rain	363.2 mm (14.3 in)	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Broach, IN	daily rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	New Bremen, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Ankleshwar, IN	daily rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Borsad, IN	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Vadgaon (Maval), IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Rajpipla(Nandod), IN	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Marion 2 N, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Vagra, IN	daily rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Alandi, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Winamac 2SSE, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Sidney 2 N, US	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Salamonia, US	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Ratlam, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1942	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	36 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

1804 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1942. 1942 had 342 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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Data for records on 1942-07-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	265
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1