Weather Records on 21 August 1932

264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1932. Highest significance: Talegaon D-Dhera, IN.

Key Facts for 21 August 1932

On 21 August 1932, 264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 250 daily.
Talegaon D-Dhera set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 21 August 1932.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

264 stations

264 station records on 21 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dahiwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

264 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 100.

Records on 21 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 250.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1932

Top 20 records on 21 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 1932	Talegaon D-Dhera, IN	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 August 1932	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Kaiserganj, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Baramati, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Shahganj, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Hosur, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Mahul Pnulpur, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Poplar 2 E, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Karjat, IN	monthly rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Kathgodam, IN	all-time rain	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Jamkhed, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Sirur, IN	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1932	Chinook, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1932	Dhond, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1932	Gonda, IN	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1932	N Ghasan Sr, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	33 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

1800 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1932. 1932 had 264 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,289

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 August 1932
Margin	Records
0 to 20	186
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1