Weather Records on 31 January 1991

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1991. Highest significance: Parapua, BR.

Key Facts for 31 January 1991

On 31 January 1991, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 581 daily.
Parapua set a daily record precipitation of 97.6 mm (3.8 in) on 31 January 1991.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 31 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caiua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adamantina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dracena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.8 C (114.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.7 C (108.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Lucas Ojitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juliette	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Paraiso Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guaianas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osvaldo Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 31 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 31 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 29, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 258.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1991

Top 20 records on 31 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1991	Parapua, BR	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Butler, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Caiua, BR	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Xicotepec de Juarez, MX	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ	daily rain	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	258.9 mm (10.2 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Worland, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Macuspana (Smn), MX	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Dublin, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Tancochapa, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Rinopolis, BR	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	San Luis San Pedro, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Dos Patrias, MX	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Skovorodino, RU	monthly high max	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Americus, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Sandersville, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Chanchichimila, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Evergreen, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Buena Vista, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1991	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	38 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

1800 to 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1991. 1991 had 617 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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 50	485
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1