Weather Records on 12 January 1932

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1932. Highest significance: Pontotoc, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1932

On 12 January 1932, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 457 daily.
Pontotoc set an all-time record daily precipitation of 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 12 January 1932.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 12 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 12 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 12 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 457.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1905.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1932

Top 20 records on 12 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1932	Pontotoc, US	all-time rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1932	Minden, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Booneville, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Water Valley, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Genoa, IT	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Regina Int'l A, CA	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Boulia Airport, AU	all-time high min	33.2 C (91.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Robeline, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	University, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1932	Moose Factory, CA	monthly high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1932	Duck Hill, US	all-time rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1932	Toronto, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	60 years	33 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

1794 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 475 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 250	408
250 to 500	0
500 to 750	1
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	1
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1