Weather Records on 31 July 2023

671 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 2023. Highest significance: Atkinson 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 2023

On 31 July 2023, 671 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
402 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 653 daily.
Atkinson 3SW set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 31 July 2023.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

671 stations

671 station records on 31 July 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bogucany	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Verhnjaja Tojma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weiskirchen/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deva	Romania	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main-Westend	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tholey	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schmelz-Huttersdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steenwijksmoer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bramon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neunkirchen-Wellesweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dedemsvaart	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vaike-Maarja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grundau-Breitenborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sym	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lohnberg-Obershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmuiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amderma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wiesbaden-Auringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landskrona_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oldebroek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eindhoven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mead 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Xichang	China	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

671 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 242.

Records on 31 July 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 2023 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 653.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 2023

Top 20 records on 31 July 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 2023	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2023	Bogucany, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2023	Jimma, ET	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2023	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2023	Elgin, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2023	Verhnjaja Tojma, RU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2023	Weiskirchen/Saar, DE	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Deva, RO	all-time rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Rheezerveen, NL	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Opheim 12 SSE, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Frankfurt/Main-Westend, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Vilsteren, NL	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Tholey, DE	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Schmelz-Huttersdorf, DE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Steenwijksmoer, NL	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Marion Island, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Bramon, SE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2023	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	110 years	45 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2023. 2023 had 671 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	756

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Data for records on 2023-07-31: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 July 2023
Margin	Records
0 to 10	478
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2