Weather Records on 16 December 1932

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1932. Highest significance: Little Rock St Capitol, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 1932

On 16 December 1932, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 646 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 853 daily.
Little Rock St Capitol set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 16 December 1932.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 16 December 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 330, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 316, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 16 December 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	330
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	316
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 16 December 1932 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 853.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

731 broken records

Margins by which the 731 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1905.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1932

Top 20 records on 16 December 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1932	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1932	Bologna, IT	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1932	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1932	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1932	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1932	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1932	Tunis, TN	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1932	Malvern, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1932	Sherman, US	all-time snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1932	Kerang, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1932	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1932	Sherman, US	all-time snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1932	Corning, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1932	Socorro, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1932	Corsicana, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1932	Appleton City, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1932	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1932	Kirksville, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1932	Kalahasti, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	25 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

1793 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1932. 1932 had 880 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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	728
250 to 500	0
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	1
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	1
1750 to 2000	1