Weather Records on 21 September 1932

242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 September 1932. Highest significance: Orroroo, AU.

Key Facts for 21 September 1932

On 21 September 1932, 242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 240 daily.
Orroroo set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 21 September 1932.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

242 stations

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

Weather records on 21 September 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silistria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

242 records

Records set or tied on 21 September 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 137.

Records on 21 September 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 September 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 September 1932

Top 20 records on 21 September 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 September 1932	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1932	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1932	Enfield, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1932	Orroroo (Kylmorn), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1932	Blair, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1932	Greensburg, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1932	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1932	Bano, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1932	Canton, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1932	Albany, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1932	Fremont, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1932	Purankot, IN	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1932	Gainesville, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1932	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1932	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1932	Paoli, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1932	Narsingpur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1932	Resaca, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1932	Oxley Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1932	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	31 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

1805 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1932. 1932 had 242 records.

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

Records on 09-21 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1812	1
1825	2
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	10
1892	1
1893	10
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	6
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	5
1902	5
1903	8
1904	20
1905	12
1906	17
1907	10
1908	17
1909	10
1910	8
1911	18
1912	26
1913	37
1914	29
1915	34
1916	48
1917	28
1918	43
1919	54
1920	29
1921	64
1922	35
1923	232
1924	291
1925	278
1926	178
1927	165
1928	81
1929	232
1930	82
1931	681
1932	242
1933	193
1934	492
1935	199
1936	329
1937	487
1938	508
1939	308
1940	908
1941	416
1942	291
1943	407
1944	413
1945	507
1946	176
1947	534
1948	301
1949	298
1950	334
1951	241
1952	430
1953	382
1954	453
1955	752
1956	1,100
1957	366
1958	588
1959	513
1960	418
1961	441
1962	1,085
1963	306
1964	374
1965	1,088
1966	565
1967	577
1968	790
1969	593
1970	708
1971	645
1972	599
1973	421
1974	652
1975	528
1976	694
1977	918
1978	818
1979	736
1980	990
1981	696
1982	1,484
1983	2,207
1984	707
1985	796
1986	671
1987	965
1988	557
1989	1,002
1990	716
1991	1,021
1992	752
1993	911
1994	713
1995	2,002
1996	1,233
1997	1,112
1998	1,481
1999	1,025
2000	884
2001	718
2002	696
2003	959
2004	888
2005	1,143
2006	920
2007	742
2008	740
2009	715
2010	1,290
2011	542
2012	595
2013	769
2014	716
2015	565
2016	989
2017	1,178
2018	1,051
2019	833
2020	580
2021	465
2022	1,049
2023	783
2024	470
2025	588
2026	469

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Data for records on 1932-09-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 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 September 1932
Margin	Records
0 to 10	156
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2