Weather Records on 20 May 1932

689 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 1932. Highest significance: Tiruvangadi, IN.

Key Facts for 20 May 1932

On 20 May 1932, 689 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 680 daily.
Tiruvangadi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 295.1 mm (11.6 in) on 20 May 1932.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

689 stations

689 station records on 20 May 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	295.1 mm (11.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	289.3 mm (11.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Devgad	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

689 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 495.

Records on 20 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	495
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

633 broken records

Margins by which the 633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 214.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 1932

Top 20 records on 20 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 1932	Tiruvangadi, IN	all-time rain	295.1 mm (11.6 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Sirsi, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Kasargod, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Hukeri, IN	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Tellichery, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Hosdurg, IN	all-time rain	289.3 mm (11.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Badagara, IN	daily rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	214.7 mm (8.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Kuttiadi, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Castle Mountain, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Vayittiri, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1932	Supa, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	38 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

1802 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1932. 1932 had 689 records.

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

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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Data for records on 1932-05-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	612
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1