Weather Records on 1 January 1932

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1932. Highest significance: Seymour (Mag), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 January 1932

On 1 January 1932, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 267 daily.
Seymour (Mag) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 1 January 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 1 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herrs Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 1 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 1 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

253 broken records

Margins by which the 253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1932

Top 20 records on 1 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1932	Seymour (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1932	Grahamstown, ZA	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1932	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 1932	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Avon, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Buffalo, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Cheviot Fells, ZA	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Toronto, CA	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1932	E Tawas, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 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

1798 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1932. 1932 had 291 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 20	205
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4