Weather Records on 11 August 1932

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1932. Highest significance: Poplar 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 11 August 1932

On 11 August 1932, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 270 daily.
Poplar 2 E set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 11 August 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

281 stations

281 station records on 11 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 11 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1932

Top 20 records on 11 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1932	Poplar 2 E, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1932	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1932	Kuppam, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1932	Flandreau, US	all-time rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1932	Revelstoke, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1932	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1932	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1932	Jawaja, IN	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1932	Faulkton, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1932	Bic, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1932	Sigourney, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1932	Mellette 4 W, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1932	Taunton, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1932	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1932	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1932	Palamner, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1932	Serampore, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1932	Alta, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1932	Sac City, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1932	Usilampatti, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	27 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 281 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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	200
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1