Weather Records on 31 August 1942

422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1942. Highest significance: Vaughn, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 1942

On 31 August 1942, 422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 407 daily.
Vaughn set an all-time record daily precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 31 August 1942.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

422 stations

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

Weather records on 31 August 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vaughn	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gallinas Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Verde (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

422 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 31 August 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1942

Top 20 records on 31 August 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1942	Vaughn, US	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1942	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Abbott 1 SE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Carlsbad, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Gallinas Rs, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Jind, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Gavle, SE	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Ft Sumner, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Alice, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1942	Boulder, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1942	Artesia 6S, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1942	Pitea, SE	monthly low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1942	Miami, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1942	Palo Verde (1), US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 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

1796 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 422 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	288
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1