Weather Records on 31 August 1943

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1943. Highest significance: Setlagodi (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 31 August 1943

On 31 August 1943, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 598 daily.
Setlagodi (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 31 August 1943.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

650 stations

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

Weather records on 31 August 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thulimbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Umbercollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Etah	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 August 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 52, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1943

Top 20 records on 31 August 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1943	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1943	Winburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1943	Ottosdal, ZA	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1943	Newlands, ZA	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Amenia, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Kimberly-de Beers, ZA	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Hollowaysrust, ZA	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Dalveen, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Thulimbah, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Wondalli, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Odendaalsrus, ZA	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1943	Lemmon, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 650 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	385
10 to 20	74
20 to 30	36
30 to 40	20
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	3