Weather Records on 31 October 2015

691 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 2015. Highest significance: Nenjiang, CN.

Key Facts for 31 October 2015

On 31 October 2015, 691 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 665 daily.
Nenjiang set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 31 October 2015.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

691 stations

691 station records on 31 October 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Innadong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tulihe	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ferguson Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aston Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Esler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sasse Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roleystone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Intercontinental AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Foreman	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thorndale	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Wold - Lowden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burleson	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

691 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 149.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 2015

Top 20 records on 31 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 2015	Nenjiang, CN	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2015	Innadong, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2015	Tulihe, CN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2015	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2015	Ferguson Valley, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Liberal, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Manzanillo, MX	daily rain	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Bowie, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Aston Downs, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Burnet, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Alexandria Esler Fld, US	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Cleburne, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	120 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Sasse Ridge, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Boerne, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	114 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Raymondville, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Tacoma #1, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2015	Stampede Pass, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 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

1805 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2015. 2015 had 691 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 20	497
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1