Weather Records on 6 October 1932

905 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1932. Highest significance: Harkness, US.

Key Facts for 6 October 1932

On 6 October 1932, 905 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 611 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 867 daily.
Harkness set an all-time record daily precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 6 October 1932.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

905 stations

905 station records on 6 October 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harkness	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Berne	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

905 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 327, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 284, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 October 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	327
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	284
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 October 1932 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 28, daily 867.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1932

Top 20 records on 6 October 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1932	Harkness, US	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1932	Cooperstown, US	all-time rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1932	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Gloversville, US	all-time rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Cortland, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Oneonta 1 S, US	all-time rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Raquette Lake, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Indian Lake 2SW, US	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	West Berne, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Ephrata, US	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Harrisville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Riverton, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1932	Cheltenham 1 NW, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	44 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

1802 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1932. 1932 had 905 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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Data for records on 1932-10-06: 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 2026-10-17 (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	717
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1