Weather Records on 12 November 1932

237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1932. Highest significance: Indianola 1SW, US.

Key Facts for 12 November 1932

On 12 November 1932, 237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 235 daily.
Indianola 1SW set a daily record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 12 November 1932.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

237 stations

237 station records on 12 November 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lenox	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

237 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 12 November 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 12 November 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 235.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1778.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1932

Top 20 records on 12 November 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1932	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Corning, US	daily snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Denison, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Lenox, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Milan, IT	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	127 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Chilliwack, CA	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1932	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1932	Clark, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1932	Revelstoke, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	1 year	27 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

1802 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1932. 1932 had 237 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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 250	176
250 to 500	2
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	3
1000 to 1250	2
1250 to 1500	1
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1