Weather Records on 21 March 1932

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1932. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 21 March 1932

On 21 March 1932, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 302 daily.
Washington set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 21 March 1932.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

305 stations

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

Weather records on 21 March 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Howrah	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 21 March 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 21 March 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

251 broken records

Margins by which the 251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 251.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1932

Top 20 records on 21 March 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1932	Washington, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Academy 2NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Earlington, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Palermo, IT	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Bancroft, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	St Joseph, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Walnut, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Aledo, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Kansas City, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1932	Philadelphia City, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1932	Washington, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1932	Atchison, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1932	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 years	32 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

1797 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1932. 1932 had 305 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 50	194
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1