Weather Records on 4 January 1932

200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1932. Highest significance: Longview, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 1932

On 4 January 1932, 200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 184 daily.
Longview set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 4 January 1932.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

200 stations

200 station records on 4 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

200 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 4 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 4 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 184.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

174 broken records

Margins by which the 174 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1932

Top 20 records on 4 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1932	Longview, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1932	Luling, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1932	Cuero, US	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1932	Waco, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1932	Henrietta, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1932	Paris, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1932	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1932	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1932	Boerne, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1932	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1932	W Pt, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1932	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1932	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	monthly high min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1932	Lampasas, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1932	W Pt, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1932	Durant, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1932	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1932	Shawnee, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1932	Sherman, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1932	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1932. 1932 had 200 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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Data for records on 1932-01-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	167
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1