Weather Records on 31 January 1974

1,128 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1974. Highest significance: Thurlga, AU.

Key Facts for 31 January 1974

On 31 January 1974, 1,128 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
586 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,094 daily.
Thurlga set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 31 January 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,128 stations

1,128 station records on 31 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Winnonowie Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	186.3 mm (7.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Yeltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarafield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lelie Shoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Neill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Western River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa Agricultural Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malbon Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Ninamanima)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,128 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 412, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 420, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 31 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	412
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	420
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 31 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 25, daily 1,094.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

976 broken records

Margins by which the 976 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1974

Top 20 records on 31 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1974	Thurlga, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Marree (Witchelina), AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Ashbourne, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Lock, AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Winnonowie Railway Siding, AU	all-time rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Wudinna, AU	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Nelia Post Office, AU	all-time rain	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Moselle Downs Station, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Ventry, AU	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Buique, BR	all-time rain	186.3 mm (7.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Penola Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Elrose Station, AU	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1974	Stokes, AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1974	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1974	Kimba (Yeltana), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1974	Greenock, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1974	Butler (Anona), AU	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1974	Clarafield Station, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1974	Birobidzhan, RU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	56 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

1800 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1974. 1974 had 1,128 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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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	851
20 to 40	75
40 to 60	28
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	4