Weather Records on 22 January 1932

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1932. Highest significance: Sherman, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1932

On 22 January 1932, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 195 daily.
Sherman set a daily record precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 22 January 1932.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 22 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 22 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 22 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

144 broken records

Margins by which the 144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1932

Top 20 records on 22 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1932	Sherman, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1932	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	40.9 C (105.6 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1932	Dhakuakhana, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1932	Durant, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1932	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Tulsa, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	24.7 C (76.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Welgelegen(Middlemnt, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	28.4 C (83.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Rogers, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Covington 3 SW, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Sonari, IN	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1932	Dibrugarh Obsy, IN	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	16 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

1795 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1932. 1932 had 198 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 50	138
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1