Weather Records on 1 April 1932

292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1932. Highest significance: Melrose (Para Gums), AU.

Key Facts for 1 April 1932

On 1 April 1932, 292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 289 daily.
Melrose (Para Gums) set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 1 April 1932.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

292 stations

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

Weather records on 1 April 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langhorne Creek 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Brighton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Denial Bay (Nadia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

292 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 April 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 April 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1932

Top 20 records on 1 April 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1932	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1932	Crowlands (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Saint John, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Prince Albert, CA	monthly low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Chelsea, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Augusta, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Chatham, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Plymouth, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Setif, DZ	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Quorn (Round Hill), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Brandon Cda, CA	monthly low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Gardiner, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Sheep Hills, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Smithfield, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Normanville, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Brentwood Post Office, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1932	Uluberia, IN	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 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

1803 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1932. 1932 had 292 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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 5	186
5 to 10	26
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1