Weather Records on 17 April 1932

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1932. Highest significance: Bourke Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 April 1932

On 17 April 1932, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 600 daily.
Bourke Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 17 April 1932.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 17 April 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Viticulture College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nimagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Kergunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Midgeon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colombo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 554, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 17 April 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	554
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 April 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1932

Top 20 records on 17 April 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1932	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1932	Sandy Creek Tank, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Murchison, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Lake Eildon, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	East Toorale (Toorale Station), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Brome, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Urana (Nowranie), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Rutherglen Viticulture College, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Port Germein, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Prickley Range, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Bulgoo, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Nimagee, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1932	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	45 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

1799 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1932. 1932 had 615 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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	307
10 to 20	168
20 to 30	71
30 to 40	31
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1