Weather Records on 20 March 1932

117 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1932. Highest significance: Cuttack, IN.

Key Facts for 20 March 1932

On 20 March 1932, 117 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 114 daily.
Cuttack set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 20 March 1932.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

117 stations

117 station records on 20 March 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

117 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 March 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 March 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 114.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

94 broken records

Margins by which the 94 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1932

Top 20 records on 20 March 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1932	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1932	Llanrheidol Station, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1932	Armour, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1932	Tura, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Hay Springs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Cuttack, IN	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Fairmont, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Jashpurnagar, IN	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1932	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 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

1808 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1932. 1932 had 117 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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 20	82
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1