Weather Records on 31 July 2019

551 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 2019. Highest significance: Wanship Dam, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 2019

On 31 July 2019, 551 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 542 daily.
Wanship Dam set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 31 July 2019.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

551 stations

551 station records on 31 July 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wanship Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Berlin-Tegel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kothen (Anhalt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkie	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bougouni	Mali	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jena	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eggebek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Buch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-USA	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesville Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Creek #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Punkaharju Laukansaari	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valkenburg-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reboly	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qionghai	China	Record low maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Beemster	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vyborg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alatyr'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Otaru	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjevik	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murmansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

551 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 134.

Records on 31 July 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 2019 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 2019

Top 20 records on 31 July 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 2019	Wanship Dam, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2019	Berlin-Tegel, DE	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Langebaan, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Amraoti, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	129 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Kothen (Anhalt), DE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Rio Blanco Lower, PR	monthly rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Oberlin Fire Twr, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Bunkie, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Anklam, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Lajas Substn, PR	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	118 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Narva, EE	daily low max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Bougouni, ML	daily high max	39.6 C (103.3 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Zaandijk, NL	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	124 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Poretskoye, RU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Jena, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Eggebek, DE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2019	Berlin-Buch, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	43 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2019. 2019 had 551 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 2019-07-31: 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 10	402
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1