Weather Records on 16 October 1932

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1932. Highest significance: Greenville Dwtn AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 1932

On 16 October 1932, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 347 daily.
Greenville Dwtn AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 183.9 mm (7.2 in) on 16 October 1932.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 16 October 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 October 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 347.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1932

Top 20 records on 16 October 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1932	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	monthly rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1932	Decatur, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1932	Waynesboro, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1932	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Greensboro, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Clanton, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Gadsden, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Florence, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Marion, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Goodwater, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Madison, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Sawantwadi, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Santuck, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Hubli, IN	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1932	Lincoln Lock 4, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	45 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 379 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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Data for records on 1932-10-16: 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	221
20 to 40	77
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1