Weather Records on 31 July 1954

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1954. Highest significance: Seward AP, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 1954

On 31 July 1954, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 452 daily.
Seward AP set a daily record precipitation of 58.9 mm (2.3 in) on 31 July 1954.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 31 July 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Island 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manawar	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 110.

Records on 31 July 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

343 broken records

Margins by which the 343 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1954

Top 20 records on 31 July 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1954	Seward AP, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1954	Manchester, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1954	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1954	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1954	Concord, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1954	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1954	Graham, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1954	Trenton 2, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1954	Putbus, DE	daily low max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1954	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1954	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1954	Burnet, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1954	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1954	Blanco, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1954	Ashland, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1954	Conroe, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1954	Smithville, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1954	Andenes, NO	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1954	Albion, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	30 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1954. 1954 had 459 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 1954-07-31: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	309
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1