Weather Records on 31 October 1943

213 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1943. Highest significance: Miller, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1943

On 31 October 1943, 213 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 194 daily.
Miller set a monthly record daily snowfall of 29.2 cm (11.5 in) on 31 October 1943.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

213 stations

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

Weather records on 31 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hardy Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watchupga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

213 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 31 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 31 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1943

Top 20 records on 31 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1943	Miller, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	14 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1943	Ram/Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1943	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1943	Britton, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1943	Pundi, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1943	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1943	Eureka, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1943	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1943	Cypress River, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1943	Miller, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1943	Armagh, GB	daily high min	11.4 C (52.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1943	Hardy Rs, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1943	Mellette 4 W, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1943	Eureka, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1943	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1943	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1943	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1943	Scipio, US	monthly low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1943	Padwa, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1943	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 years	25 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

1805 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1943. 1943 had 213 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 25	141
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1