Weather Records on 31 July 1944

312 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1944. Highest significance: Jaipur, IN.

Key Facts for 31 July 1944

On 31 July 1944, 312 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 305 daily.
Jaipur set a daily record precipitation of 274.3 mm (10.8 in) on 31 July 1944.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

312 stations

312 station records on 31 July 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Terang (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 206 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepur	India	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nawarangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	334.0 mm (13.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saoner	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Higginsville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

312 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 31 July 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1944

Top 20 records on 31 July 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1944	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Jagatsingpur, IN	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Bhainsdehi, IN	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Terang (Sunnyside), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Rpf 206 Mile, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Kelowna, CA	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Bhawanipatna, IN	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Padampur, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Gollhofen, DE	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Biloxi, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Akhuapada, IN	daily rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Dharmasala, IN	all-time rain	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Tyndall, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Gondal, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Kopargaon, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1944	Dhulia, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1944	Deobhog, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1944	Decatur, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	50 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

1804 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1944. 1944 had 312 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

Download the Data

Data for records on 1944-07-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	210
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1