Weather Records on 31 July 2010

1,485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 2010. Highest significance: Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU.

Key Facts for 31 July 2010

On 31 July 2010, 1,485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
769 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 29 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,393 daily.
Wellingrove (Wangalea) set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 31 July 2010.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,485 stations

1,485 station records on 31 July 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Buttabone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elsmore (Paradise Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Linjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pingine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmore (Danthonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla (Fern Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Water Storage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (the Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Log Cabin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Park Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Silverdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Fort Grey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Granite Heights)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Niangala (Ingalba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle (Olsland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (the Elders)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,485 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 287, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 482, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 472, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 July 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	287
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	482
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	472
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 July 2010 by timescale: all-time 29, monthly 63, daily 1,393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,169 broken records

Margins by which the 1,169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 2010

Top 20 records on 31 July 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 2010	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2010	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2010	McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2010	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	119 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2010	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	109 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2010	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2010	Warren (Buttabone), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2010	Elsmore (Paradise Station), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2010	Linjiang, CN	all-time rain	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2010	Pingine, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2010	Glen Innes Ag Research STN, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2010	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2010	Elsmore (Danthonia), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2010	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2010	Manilla (Fern Hill), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2010	Cobar Water Storage, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2010	Nyngan (the Plains), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2010	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2010	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2010	Texas Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	54 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2010. 2010 had 1,485 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

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Data for records on 2010-07-31: 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	1,099
20 to 40	63
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1