Weather Records on 14 August 1932

314 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1932. Highest significance: Cambridge (Milford), AU.

Key Facts for 14 August 1932

On 14 August 1932, 314 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 301 daily.
Cambridge (Milford) set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 14 August 1932.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

314 stations

314 station records on 14 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

314 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 167.

Records on 14 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

259 broken records

Margins by which the 259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1932

Top 20 records on 14 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1932	Cambridge (Milford), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Mysore, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Gorin, US	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Ketty, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Periyanaickampal, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Palani, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Nagamangala, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Alvin, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	T.Narsipur, IN	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Kotagiri, IN	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Macon, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Sandford (Maydena), AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Channarayapatna, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1932	Kangayam, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 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 314 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	177
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1