Weather Records on 31 October 1991

3,294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1991. Highest significance: Plainville 4WNW, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1991

On 31 October 1991, 3,294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 2,012 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 1,055 monthly and 2,235 daily.
Plainville 4WNW set a monthly record daily snowfall of 21.1 cm (8.3 in) on 31 October 1991.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 31 October 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Island Lake Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rye	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palco	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,294 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 1,233, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 779, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 398, Deepest snow cover 491.

Records on 31 October 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	1,233
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	779
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	398
Deepest snow cover	491

Records on 31 October 1991 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 1,055, daily 2,235.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,707 broken records

Margins by which the 2,707 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1991

Top 20 records on 31 October 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1991	Plainville 4WNW, US	monthly snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1991	Richland, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1991	Harlan Co Lake, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1991	Estancia 4N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1991	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1991	Pbo Anantapur, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1991	Kodiak AP, US	all-time rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	5 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1991	Anthony Lagoon, AU	monthly rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1991	Creighton, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1991	Canton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1991	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1991	W Pt, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 October 1991	Hawarden, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1991	Spencer 1 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	94 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1991	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1991	Genoa 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1991	Stanton, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1991	Okeene, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1991	Weatherford, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1991	St Cloud Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	52 years	58 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1991. 1991 had 3,294 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 50	2,295
50 to 100	259
100 to 150	110
150 to 200	31
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1