Weather Records on 31 January 1943

698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1943. Highest significance: Muzaffarpur, IN.

Key Facts for 31 January 1943

On 31 January 1943, 698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 647 daily.
Muzaffarpur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 31 January 1943.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

698 stations

698 station records on 31 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bilasipara	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Tu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	326.4 mm (12.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durrunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colunio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

698 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 559, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 31 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	559
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 31 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1943

Top 20 records on 31 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1943	Muzaffarpur, IN	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1943	Pinjarra, AU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1943	Cuttening, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1943	Glenorchy, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Kishanganj, IN	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Mohanlalganj, IN	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Bilasipara, IN	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Barpeta, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Borsat, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Fremantle, AU	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Rasra, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Vertentes, BR	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Halden, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Kendenup, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Kenilworth Tu, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Oakland, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Riverdale, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Cloughton, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1943	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	134.3 mm (5.3 in)	20 years	51 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

1800 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1943. 1943 had 698 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 200	639
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1