Weather Records on 16 August 1932

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 1932. Highest significance: Devanhalli, IN.

Key Facts for 16 August 1932

On 16 August 1932, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 341 daily.
Devanhalli set a monthly record daily precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 16 August 1932.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 16 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Musafir Khana	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 116.

Records on 16 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 1932

Top 20 records on 16 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 1932	Devanhalli, IN	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1932	Ongole, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1932	Ramnagaram, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1932	Ft Collins, US	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1932	Neerim, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1932	Woodward, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1932	Haileybury, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1932	Mau, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1932	Madhubani, IN	daily rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1932	Viroqua, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1932	Attur, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1932	Malung, SE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1932	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1932	Periakulam, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1932	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1932	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1932	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1932	Pakur, IN	monthly rain	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1932	Salur, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1932	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	20.1 C (68.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	39 years	25 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 348 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	670
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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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	239
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1