Home Years 1931 Weather Records in 1931: Year in Review 132,658 weather records were set or tied in 1931, including 56,433 temperature record highs and 20,061 record lows, and 49,133 of them still stand.
Data as of 2026-10-12 . Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).
Previous: 1930 Next: 1932 132,658 weather records were set or tied in 1931, including 56,433 record highs and 20,061 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature. 49,133 of the 132,658 records set in 1931 still stand (37.0%). November 1931 had the most records: 15,577. United States had the most records in 1931: 77,410, with 48,553 highs and 15,068 lows. 3,855 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1931, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does. Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1931 Record highs 56,433 Record lows 20,061
Records set in 1931 that still stand or have since been beaten Still stand 49,133 (37.0%) Since beaten or tied 83,525 (63.0%)
A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.
Records set or tied in 1931 by type Record daily precipitation 53,796 Record high maximum temperature 28,991 Record high minimum temperature 27,442 Record low minimum temperature 10,413 Record low maximum temperature 9,648 Record daily snowfall 1,342 Record snow depth 1,026
Records set or tied in 1931 by timescale Daily 126,706 Monthly 5,426 All-time 526
Records set or tied in each month of 1931 Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1931, all types together. 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1931, all types together. Records set or tied in each month of 1931 Month Records Jan 6,766 Feb 6,243 Mar 9,004 Apr 10,722 May 11,454 Jun 11,945 Jul 12,861 Aug 10,356 Sep 14,362 Oct 9,802 Nov 15,577 Dec 13,566
Countries with the most records set or tied in 1931 Country Records Highs Lows United States 77,410 48,553 15,068 Australia 20,474 778 793 India 16,154 0 0 Canada 6,100 3,949 749 Germany 1,799 328 636 South Africa 1,733 0 0 Russia 1,664 539 489 Sweden 1,377 421 544 Norway 1,099 53 45 Algeria 728 441 204 Ukraine 497 168 186 Switzerland 358 117 163 Hungary 318 115 142 United Kingdom 282 100 115 France 257 68 112
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) ) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.