Weather Records on 11 March 1932

1,123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1932. Highest significance: Port Arthur, AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 1932

On 11 March 1932, 1,123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 1,034 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,088 daily.
Port Arthur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.6 mm (3.4 in) on 11 March 1932.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,123 stations

1,123 station records on 11 March 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Ratho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,123 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 498, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 536, Heaviest daily rainfall 56, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 11 March 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	498
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	536
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 11 March 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 1,088.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

978 broken records

Margins by which the 978 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1932

Top 20 records on 11 March 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1932	Port Arthur, AU	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1932	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Cambridge (Milford), AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Bothwell (Ratho), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Bagdad, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Southport, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Sandford (Maydena), AU	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Durant, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1932	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1932	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1932	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	34 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 1,123 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	970
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1