Weather Records on 5 August 1932

228 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 1932. Highest significance: Damra, IN.

Key Facts for 5 August 1932

On 5 August 1932, 228 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 223 daily.
Damra set a daily record precipitation of 127.5 mm (5.0 in) on 5 August 1932.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

228 stations

228 station records on 5 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atru	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Doraville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tijara	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

228 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 108.

Records on 5 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

178 broken records

Margins by which the 178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 1932

Top 20 records on 5 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1932	Damra, IN	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1932	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1932	Giddalore, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1932	Chatsu, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1932	Aloograda, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1932	Tikamgarh, IN	all-time rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1932	Bharthana, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	Mahbubnagar, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	Kudal, IN	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	Daflating, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	Khetri, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	Jhansi, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	Owk, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	Budapest, HU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	Atru, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	Mahroni, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	New Braunfels, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1932	Beachport, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	29 years	24 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

1797 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1932. 1932 had 228 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	520
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,048

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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	130
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2