Weather Records on 26 October 1932

468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1932. Highest significance: New Orleans Carrollton, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 1932

On 26 October 1932, 468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 466 daily.
New Orleans Carrollton set a daily record precipitation of 104.4 mm (4.1 in) on 26 October 1932.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

468 stations

468 station records on 26 October 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Elmwood Av	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

468 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 350, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 26 October 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 October 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1932

Top 20 records on 26 October 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1932	New Orleans Carrollton, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Upper Sandusky, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Jackson 4 NW, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Booneville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Dickson, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Houma, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Ashwood, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Evergreen, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1932	Duck Hill, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	35 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

1816 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1932. 1932 had 468 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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Data for records on 1932-10-26: 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	349
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2