Weather Records on 15 August 1932

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1932. Highest significance: Geelong Sec, AU.

Key Facts for 15 August 1932

On 15 August 1932, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 361 daily.
Geelong Sec set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 15 August 1932.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 15 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waurn Ponds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Nyora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lara Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 169.

Records on 15 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1932

Top 20 records on 15 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1932	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Greensborough, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Abitibi Post, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Babuskin, RU	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Palani, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Lampasas, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Waurn Ponds, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Healesville (Nyora), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Kirksville, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Kola-In-Murman, RU	all-time rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Bourke North, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Nakodar, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Kurseong, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1932	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	35 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 368 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	274
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1