Weather Records on 21 November 1932

162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 November 1932. Highest significance: Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU.

Key Facts for 21 November 1932

On 21 November 1932, 162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 161 daily.
Wauchope (Avondale Street) set a daily record precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 21 November 1932.
Across 159 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

162 stations

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

Weather records on 21 November 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murbad	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

162 records

Records set or tied on 21 November 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 21 November 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 21 November 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 161.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

143 broken records

Margins by which the 143 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1524.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 November 1932

Top 20 records on 21 November 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1932	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1932	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1932	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1932	Pine Brush, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1932	Barrie, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Radhapuram, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Simferopol, UA	daily low min	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Toledo Blade, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Cundletown Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1932	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	43 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

1803 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1932. 1932 had 162 records.

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

Records on 11-21 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1816	2
1821	2
1829	1
1835	1
1839	1
1844	1
1847	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	4
1866	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1879	4
1880	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1887	3
1889	1
1890	7
1893	1
1894	4
1896	1
1897	4
1898	3
1899	4
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	9
1905	3
1906	14
1907	7
1908	9
1909	18
1910	23
1911	19
1912	14
1913	79
1914	51
1915	21
1916	66
1917	248
1918	12
1919	22
1920	36
1921	96
1922	42
1923	27
1924	104
1925	73
1926	420
1927	108
1928	109
1929	467
1930	243
1931	682
1932	162
1933	381
1934	578
1935	62
1936	192
1937	1,309
1938	119
1939	303
1940	337
1941	329
1942	662
1943	212
1944	250
1945	308
1946	604
1947	540
1948	414
1949	588
1950	904
1951	605
1952	424
1953	408
1954	927
1955	419
1956	624
1957	442
1958	407
1959	460
1960	691
1961	738
1962	524
1963	601
1964	1,014
1965	448
1966	589
1967	336
1968	358
1969	611
1970	400
1971	514
1972	735
1973	1,100
1974	809
1975	548
1976	315
1977	1,313
1978	1,034
1979	1,409
1980	805
1981	939
1982	807
1983	1,066
1984	525
1985	1,808
1986	815
1987	949
1988	928
1989	797
1990	1,337
1991	944
1992	1,375
1993	1,413
1994	1,179
1995	1,084
1996	1,882
1997	449
1998	1,312
1999	920
2000	1,191
2001	811
2002	847
2003	1,007
2004	873
2005	491
2006	1,181
2007	936
2008	1,079
2009	1,131
2010	894
2011	944
2012	792
2013	543
2014	815
2015	785
2016	1,000
2017	687
2018	391
2019	653
2020	421
2021	296
2022	824
2023	584
2024	519
2025	745

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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 200	140
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1