Weather Records on 31 October 1942

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1942. Highest significance: Willapa Harbor, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1942

On 31 October 1942, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 555 daily.
Willapa Harbor set a monthly record daily precipitation of 142.7 mm (5.6 in) on 31 October 1942.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

578 stations

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

Weather records on 31 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Currajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore (Bylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 370, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 555.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

523 broken records

Margins by which the 523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1942

Top 20 records on 31 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1942	Willapa Harbor, US	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1942	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1942	Yarrawalla South, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Goornong, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Aberdeen, US	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Ravensfield, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Wanalta, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Currajong, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Campbells Forest (Yarraberb), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Ovando, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Astoria, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Perryville, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1942	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	44 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

1805 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1942. 1942 had 578 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	450
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1