Weather Records on 21 January 1932

167 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1932. Highest significance: Boetsap (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 January 1932

On 21 January 1932, 167 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 163 daily.
Boetsap (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 21 January 1932.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

167 stations

167 station records on 21 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Nursery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

167 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 21 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 21 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 163.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1932

Top 20 records on 21 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1932	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1932	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Napoleon, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Paris, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Flat Top Island, AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Orebro, SE	daily high min	4.7 C (40.5 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Ballinger 2 NW, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Bedetti(Behali), IN	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Ashley, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Gohpur, IN	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Dhakuakhana, IN	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Moran India, IN	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1932	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	6.6 C (43.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	49 years	20 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

1793 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1932. 1932 had 167 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	115
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1