Weather Records on 21 October 1932

165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1932. Highest significance: Bhatkal, IN.

Key Facts for 21 October 1932

On 21 October 1932, 165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 163 daily.
Bhatkal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 202.7 mm (8.0 in) on 21 October 1932.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

165 stations

165 station records on 21 October 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Doraville	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

165 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 21 October 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 21 October 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 163.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1932

Top 20 records on 21 October 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1932	Bhatkal, IN	monthly rain	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1932	Sagar, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1932	Anacortes, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1932	Panvel, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1932	Cambridge (Milford), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1932	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1932	Uran, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1932	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1932	Coondapur, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1932	Patan, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1932	Miles City, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1932	Gubbi Sr, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1932	Socorro, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1932	Satara, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1932	Medha, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1932	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1932	Guhagar, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1932	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1932	Mulki, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1932	Hosur, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	24 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

1795 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1932. 1932 had 165 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	143
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1