Weather Records on 31 October 1957

392 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1957. Highest significance: Leeuwarden_1, NL.

Key Facts for 31 October 1957

On 31 October 1957, 392 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 383 daily.
Leeuwarden_1 set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 31 October 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

392 stations

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

Weather records on 31 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rock 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ewan Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

392 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 31 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1957

Top 20 records on 31 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1957	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Maricopa 9 SSW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Kunwarara Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Red Rock 6 SSW, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Queenton, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Florence, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Dwingelo, NL	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Truxton Canyon, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Marinette, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Kingman, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Searchlight, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Goulds Rch, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Tiree, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1957	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	36 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

1805 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1957. 1957 had 392 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	253
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1