Weather Records on 31 August 1932

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1932. Highest significance: Sorab, IN.

Key Facts for 31 August 1932

On 31 August 1932, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
505 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 759 daily.
Sorab set a monthly record daily precipitation of 181.6 mm (7.1 in) on 31 August 1932.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 31 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 260, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 213.

Records on 31 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	260
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 43, daily 759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

630 broken records

Margins by which the 630 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1932

Top 20 records on 31 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1932	Sorab, IN	monthly rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Sirsi, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Shikarpur, IN	monthly rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Arsikere, IN	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Haskell, US	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Sinnar, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Mulbagal, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Tasgaon, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Kadur, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Channagiri, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Chiknayakanihall, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Tarikere, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Turuvekere, IN	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Osijek, HR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Haveri, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Minonk, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1932	Minneapolis, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	39 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

1796 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1932. 1932 had 807 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	575
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3