Weather Records on 31 July 2006

1,405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 2006. Highest significance: Buckhorn, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 2006

On 31 July 2006, 1,405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
865 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,355 daily.
Buckhorn set an all-time record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 31 July 2006.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,405 stations

1,405 station records on 31 July 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Loa	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuna 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stalldalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Cocksdorps	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leksand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Koog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grangesberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mangsbodarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trangslet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Painted Desert Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vera	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gullspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yezerishche	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kristinehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qitai	China	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindesberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bromolla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,405 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 282, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 583, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 31 July 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	282
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	583
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 2006 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 28, daily 1,355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,009 broken records

Margins by which the 1,009 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 2006

Top 20 records on 31 July 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 2006	Buckhorn, US	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2006	San Simon, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2006	Collegeville St John's, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2006	Loa, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2006	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2006	Clifton, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	Lake City 2 E, US	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	La Tuna 1 S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	Stalldalen, SE	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	Quito, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	Genoa Dam 8, US	all-time high min	33.3 C (91.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	Varberg, SE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	109 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	Keams Canyon, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	De Cocksdorps, NL	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	Tribes Hill, US	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	Leksand, SE	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	Rajkot, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	De Koog, NL	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2006	Grangesberg, SE	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	49 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

1804 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2006. 2006 had 1,405 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

Download the Data

Data for records on 2006-07-31: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	976
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1