Weather Records on 8 October 1932

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1932. Highest significance: Perth Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 October 1932

On 8 October 1932, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 278 daily.
Perth Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 8 October 1932.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 8 October 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 October 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 October 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1932

Top 20 records on 8 October 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1932	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1932	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1932	Mettupalayam, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1932	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1932	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1932	Frazerpet, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1932	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Adel, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Hvar, HR	monthly high min	22.4 C (72.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Plant City, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Badagara, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Kislovodsk, RU	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Adel, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Wandering Comparison, AU	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1932	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	25 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 283 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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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 50	232
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1