Weather Records on 31 August 2011

994 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2011. Highest significance: Qian Gorlos, CN.

Key Facts for 31 August 2011

On 31 August 2011, 994 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
709 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 958 daily.
Qian Gorlos set a daily record precipitation of 87.7 mm (3.5 in) on 31 August 2011.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

994 stations

994 station records on 31 August 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Qian Gorlos	China	Record daily precipitation	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Siqueros	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aldama (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silvituc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huascato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zacatecas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cerberus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Mole Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Manzanilla de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Korkodon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

994 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 359, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 350, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 31 August 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	359
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	350
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 2011 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 32, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2011

Top 20 records on 31 August 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2011	Qian Gorlos, CN	daily rain	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Cleburne, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Siqueros, MX	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Muskogee, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Graham, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Nizhne-Tambovskoe, RU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Elk, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Tipton 4S Mesonet, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Aldama (Dge), MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Canelo 1 NW, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Healdton 3 E, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Corsicana, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Gympie, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2011	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	41 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2011. 2011 had 994 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	627
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1