Weather Records on 31 July 1952

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1952. Highest significance: Alexandra (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 31 July 1952

On 31 July 1952, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 462 daily.
Alexandra (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 31 July 1952.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 31 July 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dungarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	274.8 mm (10.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Desuri	India	Record daily precipitation	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jalore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goonahra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lunawada	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Healesville (Mount St Leonard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheoganj	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moyna	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 256.

Records on 31 July 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 223.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1952

Top 20 records on 31 July 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1952	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1952	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Oakley, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Dungarpur, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Mendota, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Albemarle, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Jhalod, IN	daily rain	274.8 mm (10.8 in)	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Banswara, IN	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	140.9 mm (5.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Khushalgarh, IN	daily rain	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Gogeldrie, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Idar, IN	daily rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Desuri, IN	all-time rain	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Plant City, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Hull, GB	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Roebling, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Garhi, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Dandenong Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1952	Bonnie Doon Garage, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	40 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

1804 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1952. 1952 had 472 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 1952-07-31: 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 50	372
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1