Weather Records on 31 August 1995

1,077 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1995. Highest significance: Matsuyama, JP.

Key Facts for 31 August 1995

On 31 August 1995, 1,077 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
698 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,033 daily.
Matsuyama set an all-time record daily precipitation of 230.1 mm (9.1 in) on 31 August 1995.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,077 stations

1,077 station records on 31 August 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	356.1 mm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gartz/Oder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Otog Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rodewisch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Oder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shadzhatmaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yuanping	China	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gera-Leumnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Ran Air Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wendelstein	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rauschberg Bei Ruhpolding	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,077 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 340, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 358, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 31 August 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	340
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	358
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 31 August 1995 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 1,033.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

773 broken records

Margins by which the 773 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1995

Top 20 records on 31 August 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1995	Matsuyama, JP	all-time rain	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1995	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Dresden-Hosterwitz, DE	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Marienberg-Reitzenhain, DE	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Rajkot, IN	monthly rain	356.1 mm (14.0 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Angermunde, DE	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Gartz/Oder, DE	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly low max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg, DE	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Plant City, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Altgeringswalde, DE	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	29.8 C (85.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Lindenberg, DE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, DE	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach, DE	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1995	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	47 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1995. 1995 had 1,077 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 50	764
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1