Weather Records on 20 July 1932

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1932. Highest significance: Karhal, IN.

Key Facts for 20 July 1932

On 20 July 1932, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 324 daily.
Karhal set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 20 July 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

338 stations

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

Weather records on 20 July 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mirpur	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 61.

Records on 20 July 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1932 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 5, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1932

Top 20 records on 20 July 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1932	Karhal, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1932	Escanaba, US	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1932	Milan 1NW, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1932	Gorki, BY	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Gop, IN	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Dausa, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Asheville, US	all-time high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Kamen Kaman, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Elwood 8 S, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Eau Claire, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Kilpuri, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Cambridge, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Decorah, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Madison Wb City, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Pocahontas 1, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1932	Lapeer 2 SE, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	22 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

1809 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1932. 1932 had 338 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	213
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1