Weather Records on 31 August 2001

944 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2001. Highest significance: Troy, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 2001

On 31 August 2001, 944 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 897 daily.
Troy set an all-time record daily precipitation of 251.5 mm (9.9 in) on 31 August 2001.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

944 stations

944 station records on 31 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stillhouse Hollow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Davilla 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Las Fraguas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brookwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Terrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoslobodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco del Mezquital	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tambov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benavides #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	163.9 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pastora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horatio	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

944 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 332.

Records on 31 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 42, daily 897.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2001

Top 20 records on 31 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2001	Troy, US	all-time rain	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2001	Goliad, US	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	87 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2001	Temple, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2001	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2001	Wharton, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2001	Denton 2 SE, US	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2001	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2001	Palestine 2 NE, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2001	Stillhouse Hollow Dam, US	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2001	Nundroo, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2001	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2001	Davilla 2N, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2001	Marlin, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2001	Ceduna Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2001	Goliad 1 E, US	monthly rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2001	Vigas, MX	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2001	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2001	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2001	Victoria Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2001	Las Fraguas, MX	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	52 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 944 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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Data for records on 2001-08-31: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	608
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1