Weather Records on 31 August 1974

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1974. Highest significance: Batlow Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 31 August 1974

On 31 August 1974, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 277 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 553 daily.
Batlow Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 178.2 mm (7.0 in) on 31 August 1974.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 31 August 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cacador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 166.

Records on 31 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1974

Top 20 records on 31 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1974	Batlow Post Office, AU	all-time rain	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	78 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1974	Prescott 2 NNW, US	monthly rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1974	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1974	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	monthly rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Madison, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Fordyce, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Hope 3 NE, US	all-time rain	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Camilla 3SE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Camden 1, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Leola, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Markovo, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Pouso Redondo, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Tbilisi, GE	daily low min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Madison, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Bella Coola, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1974	Russellville, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 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

1796 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 587 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	403
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1