Weather Records on 18 October 1932

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1932. Highest significance: Tranebjerg, DK.

Key Facts for 18 October 1932

On 18 October 1932, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 433 daily.
Tranebjerg set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 18 October 1932.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 18 October 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Porbandar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balapur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 October 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 October 1932 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 433.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1932

Top 20 records on 18 October 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1932	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Lund, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Porbandar, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Crow Agency, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Worcester, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Khed, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Glendive, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Khamgaon, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Balapur, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Fall River, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Boston City WSO, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Hingham (1), US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Leominster, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Kurundwad, IN	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1932	Sandvig, DK	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	42 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

1794 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 446 records.

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

Records on 10-18 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1799	1
1806	1
1807	1
1810	1
1811	2
1817	1
1832	1
1835	1
1836	1
1843	1
1846	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1859	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	4
1876	2
1877	2
1879	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1897	6
1898	5
1899	12
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	9
1904	12
1905	27
1906	17
1907	11
1908	44
1909	23
1910	50
1911	22
1912	12
1913	26
1914	52
1915	12
1916	64
1917	109
1918	24
1919	31
1920	87
1921	87
1922	59
1923	114
1924	151
1925	153
1926	149
1927	309
1928	316
1929	190
1930	507
1931	350
1932	446
1933	264
1934	222
1935	360
1936	483
1937	671
1938	536
1939	475
1940	532
1941	240
1942	332
1943	844
1944	264
1945	398
1946	355
1947	965
1948	1,128
1949	665
1950	996
1951	325
1952	394
1953	678
1954	621
1955	403
1956	578
1957	220
1958	407
1959	246
1960	612
1961	362
1962	252
1963	492
1964	311
1965	1,066
1966	613
1967	405
1968	737
1969	789
1970	501
1971	1,199
1972	1,581
1973	789
1974	746
1975	779
1976	1,326
1977	533
1978	545
1979	555
1980	1,024
1981	680
1982	654
1983	684
1984	1,331
1985	831
1986	344
1987	518
1988	733
1989	1,196
1990	1,043
1991	999
1992	1,295
1993	1,051
1994	1,296
1995	1,227
1996	795
1997	1,240
1998	1,323
1999	773
2000	823
2001	818
2002	878
2003	1,097
2004	1,156
2005	755
2006	1,328
2007	1,298
2008	531
2009	1,546
2010	634
2011	736
2012	741
2013	430
2014	690
2015	915
2016	1,511
2017	590
2018	759
2019	346
2020	957
2021	387
2022	1,334
2023	693
2024	1,142
2025	367

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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	385
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1