Weather Records on 4 December 1932

265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1932. Highest significance: White River, CA.

Key Facts for 4 December 1932

On 4 December 1932, 265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 259 daily.
White River set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 4 December 1932.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

265 stations

265 station records on 4 December 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

265 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 4 December 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 December 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1932

Top 20 records on 4 December 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1932	White River, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1932	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1932	Mangaldai, IN	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1932	Menasha, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1932	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1932	Charduar, IN	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Arasadi, IN	all-time rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Santa Cruz, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Kopati(Kaupati), IN	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Bijni, IN	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	New London, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1932	Barpeta, IN	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	20 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

1796 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1932. 1932 had 265 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	204
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1