Weather Records on 31 October 1932

260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1932. Highest significance: Greenville Dwtn AP, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1932

On 31 October 1932, 260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 256 daily.
Greenville Dwtn AP set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 31 October 1932.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

260 stations

260 station records on 31 October 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

260 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 31 October 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 31 October 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 256.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1932

Top 20 records on 31 October 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1932	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1932	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1932	Schreiber, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1932	Anderson, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1932	Kasargod, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1932	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1932	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1932	Jackson, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1932	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1932	Rock House, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1932	Arad, RO	monthly rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1932	Pointe Au Pere, CA	monthly low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1932	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1932	Irikkur, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1932	Badagara, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1932	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1932	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1932	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1932	Settle, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1932	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	30 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

1805 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1932. 1932 had 260 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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	176
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1