Weather Records on 11 May 1932

170 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1932. Highest significance: El Paso, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1932

On 11 May 1932, 170 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 170 daily.
El Paso set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 11 May 1932.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

170 stations

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

Weather records on 11 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambray	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Shortsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

170 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 73.

Records on 11 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

139 broken records

Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1932

Top 20 records on 11 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1932	El Paso, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1932	Dhakuakhana, IN	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Solomons, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Seleng, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Cambray, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Pitea, SE	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Gorki, BY	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Clifton, US	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1932	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	36 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

1814 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1932. 1932 had 170 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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	122
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1