Weather Records on 8 November 1932

412 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 November 1932. Highest significance: Komga (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 November 1932

On 8 November 1932, 412 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 398 daily.
Komga (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 8 November 1932.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

412 stations

412 station records on 8 November 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 November 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lenox	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

412 records

Records set or tied on 8 November 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 November 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 November 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 285.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 November 1932

Top 20 records on 8 November 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1932	Komga (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1932	Mt Ayr, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.5 cm (11.2 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 November 1932	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Lenox, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Osage, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Alta, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Kentani (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1932	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 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 412 records.

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

Records on 11-08 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1807	1
1811	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1818	1
1821	1
1828	1
1835	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	2
1849	2
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	2
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	4
1888	3
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	12
1898	2
1899	9
1900	2
1901	1
1902	6
1903	4
1904	21
1905	11
1906	13
1907	5
1908	15
1909	11
1910	15
1911	10
1912	34
1913	38
1914	20
1915	32
1916	76
1917	102
1918	27
1919	71
1920	38
1921	162
1922	16
1923	155
1924	629
1925	392
1926	108
1927	324
1928	60
1929	137
1930	340
1931	685
1932	412
1933	467
1934	763
1935	266
1936	579
1937	356
1938	819
1939	208
1940	357
1941	513
1942	238
1943	767
1944	561
1945	1,293
1946	608
1947	475
1948	505
1949	331
1950	653
1951	939
1952	316
1953	483
1954	328
1955	448
1956	278
1957	418
1958	231
1959	456
1960	430
1961	246
1962	265
1963	670
1964	368
1965	346
1966	1,701
1967	747
1968	532
1969	579
1970	570
1971	1,239
1972	571
1973	928
1974	593
1975	1,204
1976	1,058
1977	1,429
1978	839
1979	728
1980	1,440
1981	823
1982	591
1983	1,007
1984	864
1985	718
1986	1,702
1987	548
1988	602
1989	811
1990	1,079
1991	3,151
1992	804
1993	842
1994	789
1995	1,168
1996	1,340
1997	897
1998	1,302
1999	1,786
2000	2,194
2001	789
2002	1,050
2003	1,038
2004	888
2005	1,935
2006	1,403
2007	717
2008	809
2009	755
2010	1,167
2011	1,442
2012	814
2013	631
2014	440
2015	930
2016	1,057
2017	478
2018	552
2019	810
2020	2,160
2021	505
2022	1,464
2023	689
2024	1,184
2025	328

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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	340
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1