Weather Records on 31 August 1944

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1944. Highest significance: Bhognipur, IN.

Key Facts for 31 August 1944

On 31 August 1944, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 602 daily.
Bhognipur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 456.9 mm (18.0 in) on 31 August 1944.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 31 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	456.9 mm (18.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	306.8 mm (12.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baghpat Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 31 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 31 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 30, daily 602.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

540 broken records

Margins by which the 540 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1944

Top 20 records on 31 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1944	Bhognipur, IN	all-time rain	456.9 mm (18.0 in)	190.7 mm (7.5 in)	41 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1944	Kalpi, IN	all-time rain	306.8 mm (12.1 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	26 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 August 1944	Warren 2 ENE, US	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Brenham, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Grand Cane Fire Twr, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Kunch, IN	all-time rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Luling, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Waupaca, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Sikandra Rao, IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Rockford, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Auraiya, IN	all-time rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Robeline, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1944	Orai, IN	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 638 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 2026-10-17 (17 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 50	521
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1