Weather Records on 17 August 1932

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1932. Highest significance: Guthrie 5S, US.

Key Facts for 17 August 1932

On 17 August 1932, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 346 daily.
Guthrie 5S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 17 August 1932.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 17 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	273.3 mm (10.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 17 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1932

Top 20 records on 17 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1932	Guthrie 5S, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1932	Enid, US	all-time rain	273.3 mm (10.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1932	Alva 1W, US	all-time rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1932	Waukomis, US	all-time rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1932	Roorkee, IN	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Palayankottai, IN	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Meerut Obsy, IN	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Salon, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Satyamangalam, IN	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Watertown, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Holenarsipur, IN	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Muzaffarnagar, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Brantford, CA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Kalna, IN	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Trichur, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Harpur, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Muhammadpur, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1932	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	36 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

1797 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1932. 1932 had 360 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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	250
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1