Weather Records on 31 October 1944

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1944. Highest significance: San Jose, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1944

On 31 October 1944, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 593 daily.
San Jose set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 31 October 1944.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

611 stations

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

Weather records on 31 October 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville D St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldine 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewers Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 31 October 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1944

Top 20 records on 31 October 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1944	San Jose, US	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Santa Clara UNIV, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Tiger Creek Ph, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Colfax, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Nevada City, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Leopold Downs, AU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1944	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1944	Grass Valley, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1944	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1944	Pandharpur, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1944	Denair 3 NNE, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1944	Nossen, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	31 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1944. 1944 had 611 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	451
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1