Weather Records on 31 July 1957

268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1957. Highest significance: Badami, IN.

Key Facts for 31 July 1957

On 31 July 1957, 268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 264 daily.
Badami set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 31 July 1957.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

268 stations

268 station records on 31 July 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	50.0 C (122.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amarapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arizona Falls 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido Church Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

268 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1957

Top 20 records on 31 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1957	Badami, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 July 1957	Baldonnel, CA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1957	Tada, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1957	Muddebihal, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1957	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1957	Angola, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1957	Ft Stanton, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1957	Palm Springs, US	all-time high max	50.0 C (122.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1957	Amistad 5 SSW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1957	Amarapuram, IN	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1957	Palakonda, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1957	Talavadi, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1957	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1957	Digby, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1957	Hartsel, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1957	Logan, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1957	Hosdurg, IN	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1957	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	20.1 C (68.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1957	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1957	Puttur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1957. 1957 had 268 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 1957-07-31: 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 20	193
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1