Weather Records on 12 August 1932

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1932. Highest significance: Renmark, AU.

Key Facts for 12 August 1932

On 12 August 1932, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 407 daily.
Renmark set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 12 August 1932.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 12 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 262.

Records on 12 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1932

Top 20 records on 12 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1932	Renmark, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Canon City, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Lenox, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Curramulka, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Tiruppattur, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Stokes, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Pennagaram, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Adelaide (Morphett Vale), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Jackson, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Hallett (Lorraine), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Cumberland, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Academy 2NE, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Punganur, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Tyndall, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1932	Dehra Gopipur, IN	all-time rain	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 418 records.

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

Records on 08-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	2
1814	1
1815	1
1825	1
1843	1
1851	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	1
1899	10
1900	1
1901	5
1902	9
1903	14
1904	13
1905	16
1906	8
1907	8
1908	31
1909	42
1910	16
1911	33
1912	40
1913	39
1914	26
1915	46
1916	31
1917	134
1918	37
1919	42
1920	26
1921	174
1922	71
1923	89
1924	267
1925	150
1926	154
1927	145
1928	173
1929	276
1930	501
1931	708
1932	418
1933	271
1934	471
1935	408
1936	591
1937	356
1938	237
1939	282
1940	545
1941	481
1942	257
1943	523
1944	595
1945	295
1946	655
1947	729
1948	384
1949	469
1950	442
1951	357
1952	533
1953	227
1954	969
1955	590
1956	265
1957	384
1958	406
1959	388
1960	707
1961	381
1962	466
1963	559
1964	1,346
1965	977
1966	777
1967	1,135
1968	444
1969	629
1970	422
1971	486
1972	473
1973	442
1974	560
1975	593
1976	495
1977	747
1978	571
1979	1,192
1980	692
1981	665
1982	789
1983	923
1984	665
1985	935
1986	615
1987	935
1988	1,518
1989	827
1990	727
1991	726
1992	1,134
1993	936
1994	861
1995	1,654
1996	1,336
1997	1,363
1998	1,215
1999	1,325
2000	741
2001	855
2002	1,345
2003	1,752
2004	1,872
2005	1,085
2006	874
2007	1,209
2008	970
2009	814
2010	1,907
2011	903
2012	910
2013	427
2014	787
2015	757
2016	1,290
2017	533
2018	571
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	849

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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	255
10 to 20	55
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	12
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1