Weather Records on 3 August 1932

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1932. Highest significance: Pembroke Eddy Match, CA.

Key Facts for 3 August 1932

On 3 August 1932, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 302 daily.
Pembroke Eddy Match set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 3 August 1932.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 3 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pachpadra	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 3 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

251 broken records

Margins by which the 251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1932

Top 20 records on 3 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1932	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Hirekerur, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Williamstown, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Markland Dam 39, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Burdwan, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Bihar, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Kaikalur, IN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1932	Iguape, BR	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1932	Darsi, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1932	Kudligi, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1932	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1932	Rayadurg, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1932	Thirthahalli, IN	monthly rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	31 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

1815 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1932. 1932 had 319 records.

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

Records on 08-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1834	2
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1868	1
1872	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	4
1879	3
1880	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1890	2
1891	1
1894	1
1895	11
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1902	6
1903	12
1904	6
1905	7
1906	20
1907	31
1908	23
1909	21
1910	14
1911	31
1912	68
1913	21
1914	24
1915	49
1916	55
1917	72
1918	71
1919	34
1920	56
1921	181
1922	33
1923	149
1924	165
1925	99
1926	300
1927	315
1928	332
1929	207
1930	816
1931	313
1932	319
1933	304
1934	434
1935	520
1936	555
1937	350
1938	542
1939	866
1940	292
1941	305
1942	328
1943	521
1944	530
1945	259
1946	316
1947	586
1948	414
1949	415
1950	445
1951	547
1952	326
1953	617
1954	401
1955	713
1956	640
1957	378
1958	389
1959	360
1960	482
1961	620
1962	359
1963	352
1964	891
1965	679
1966	444
1967	327
1968	368
1969	625
1970	394
1971	891
1972	757
1973	724
1974	906
1975	978
1976	892
1977	544
1978	832
1979	486
1980	800
1981	579
1982	778
1983	807
1984	925
1985	691
1986	750
1987	1,105
1988	1,046
1989	824
1990	845
1991	705
1992	869
1993	1,033
1994	973
1995	1,216
1996	965
1997	709
1998	1,406
1999	893
2000	869
2001	1,021
2002	1,000
2003	1,504
2004	980
2005	912
2006	1,514
2007	750
2008	926
2009	746
2010	1,392
2011	1,518
2012	685
2013	535
2014	961
2015	615
2016	640
2017	1,144
2018	1,039
2019	451
2020	708
2021	841
2022	654
2023	1,044
2024	1,401
2025	929
2026	1,242

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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 20	209
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1