Weather Records on 23 August 1932

211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1932. Highest significance: Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1932

On 23 August 1932, 211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 206 daily.
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS) set a daily record precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 23 August 1932.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

211 stations

211 station records on 23 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	682.8 mm (26.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	733.0 mm (28.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nasik	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

211 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 89.

Records on 23 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

155 broken records

Margins by which the 155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 486.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1932

Top 20 records on 23 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1932	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1932	Kalvan, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1932	Great Falls 16St, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1932	Jowai, IN	daily rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1932	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	682.8 mm (26.9 in)	486.5 mm (19.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1932	Chitradurga, IN	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1932	Dindori, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1932	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1932	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1932	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1932	Mundargi, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1932	Saundatti, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1932	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1932	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1932	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1932	Shimla, IN	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1932	Falakata Sr, IN	monthly rain	241.8 mm (9.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1932	Wien, AT	daily high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1932	Hospet, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1932	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	28 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

1802 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1932. 1932 had 211 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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 100	153
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1