Weather Records on 21 May 1932

343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 May 1932. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 21 May 1932

On 21 May 1932, 343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 335 daily.
Oxford set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 21 May 1932.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

343 stations

343 station records on 21 May 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nethercote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denial Bay (Nadia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cragie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

343 records

Records set or tied on 21 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 21 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 May 1932

Top 20 records on 21 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 May 1932	Oxford, GB	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 May 1932	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1932	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1932	Eufaula, US	monthly rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1932	Patan, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1932	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1932	Oxford, GB	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1932	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	134 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1932	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1932	Sheffield, GB	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1932	Kingstree, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1932	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1932	Nethercote, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1932	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1932	Denial Bay (Nadia), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1932	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1932	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1932	Ratnagiri, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1932	Islampur, IN	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1932	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	29 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

1793 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1932. 1932 had 343 records.

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

Records on 05-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1811	1
1837	2
1842	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	26
1904	8
1905	7
1906	12
1907	36
1908	13
1909	13
1910	14
1911	87
1912	24
1913	13
1914	26
1915	24
1916	13
1917	76
1918	51
1919	170
1920	39
1921	158
1922	39
1923	125
1924	148
1925	250
1926	221
1927	207
1928	173
1929	247
1930	133
1931	488
1932	343
1933	290
1934	590
1935	190
1936	328
1937	227
1938	348
1939	355
1940	456
1941	525
1942	482
1943	463
1944	310
1945	515
1946	324
1947	485
1948	312
1949	593
1950	403
1951	271
1952	385
1953	501
1954	961
1955	507
1956	409
1957	709
1958	511
1959	684
1960	615
1961	306
1962	553
1963	598
1964	788
1965	238
1966	296
1967	1,022
1968	549
1969	832
1970	449
1971	536
1972	557
1973	493
1974	847
1975	1,160
1976	393
1977	756
1978	575
1979	787
1980	857
1981	1,550
1982	599
1983	1,106
1984	950
1985	610
1986	908
1987	1,242
1988	819
1989	671
1990	947
1991	1,065
1992	1,143
1993	1,197
1994	656
1995	749
1996	1,461
1997	953
1998	1,200
1999	544
2000	897
2001	1,187
2002	2,048
2003	807
2004	898
2005	1,020
2006	810
2007	894
2008	740
2009	1,315
2010	962
2011	959
2012	848
2013	884
2014	522
2015	956
2016	567
2017	780
2018	525
2019	1,668
2020	707
2021	1,131
2022	1,512
2023	794
2024	751
2025	776
2026	356

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	234
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2