Weather Records on 17 October 1932

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1932. Highest significance: Taloda, IN.

Key Facts for 17 October 1932

On 17 October 1932, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 327 daily.
Taloda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 17 October 1932.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

345 stations

345 station records on 17 October 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shahada	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 17 October 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1932

Top 20 records on 17 October 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1932	Taloda, IN	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1932	Washington, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Shahada, IN	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Sirpur, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Williamsburg 2 NW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Kingstree, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Dindori, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Buchanan, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Salisbury, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Upper Tract, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	College Park, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Conway, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1932	Betul(Badnur), IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	43 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

1793 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1932. 1932 had 345 records.

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

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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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	195
20 to 40	75
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1