Weather Records on 11 April 1932

497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1932. Highest significance: Ararat Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 11 April 1932

On 11 April 1932, 497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 482 daily.
Ararat Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 11 April 1932.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

497 stations

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

Weather records on 11 April 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Booyoolee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Devgad	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telangatuk (Scholfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

497 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 446.

Records on 11 April 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	446
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 April 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1932

Top 20 records on 11 April 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1932	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1932	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Warooka, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Hamilton, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Gladstone (Booyoolee), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Koroit, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Port Fairy Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Bumberry, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1932	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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

1800 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1932. 1932 had 497 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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 10	288
10 to 20	113
20 to 30	40
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2