Weather Records on 31 July 1946

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1946. Highest significance: Wilkes Barre, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 1946

On 31 July 1946, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 423 daily.
Wilkes Barre set an all-time record daily precipitation of 194.3 mm (7.6 in) on 31 July 1946.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 31 July 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkanika	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lofty Summit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Binjharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 31 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1946

Top 20 records on 31 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1946	Wilkes Barre, US	all-time rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1946	Honomanu 450, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1946	Merrill, US	daily rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1946	Hamilton, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1946	Stevensville, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1946	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1946	Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1946	Mettupalayam, IN	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1946	Hartwell, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1946	Mill Bay, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1946	Silverton, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1946	Holly Bluff, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1946	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1946	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1946	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1946	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1946	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1946	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1946	Marietta Wtr Wks, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1946	Kalol, IN	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	26 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1946. 1946 had 426 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

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Data for records on 1946-07-31: 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	312
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1