Weather Records on 16 July 1932

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1932. Highest significance: Vastervik, SE.

Key Facts for 16 July 1932

On 16 July 1932, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 432 daily.
Vastervik set a daily record precipitation of 54.5 mm (2.1 in) on 16 July 1932.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 16 July 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rajpuri(Rampur)	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
D.Baria	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Desuri	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapadvanj	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shergarh	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lunawada	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jambughoda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 16 July 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1932 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1932

Top 20 records on 16 July 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1932	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1932	Palanpur, IN	daily rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1932	Rajpuri(Rampur), IN	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1932	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1932	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1932	Byad, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1932	Genoa, IT	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1932	D.Baria, IN	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1932	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1932	Desuri, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1932	Ramanagar, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1932	Kolhapur, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1932	Sviland, NO	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1932	Greensboro, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1932	Kapadvanj, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1932	Wandering Comparison, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1932	Harihar, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1932	Haveri, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1932	Husum, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1932	Halol, IN	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	28 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

1798 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1932. 1932 had 446 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 25	294
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1