Weather Records on 18 August 1932

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1932. Highest significance: Harihar, IN.

Key Facts for 18 August 1932

On 18 August 1932, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 371 daily.
Harihar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 18 August 1932.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 18 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Nursery	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balapur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 18 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1932

Top 20 records on 18 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1932	Harihar, IN	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Saundatti, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Chengannur, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Agra, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	San Antonio Nursery, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Karanjia, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Tadpatri, IN	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Bellary, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Changenachery, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Jamner, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Urvakonda, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Holalkhere, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Kremsmuenster, AT	all-time high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Orillia, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1932	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	55 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

1797 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1932. 1932 had 382 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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	215
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	11
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1