Weather Records on 18 December 1932

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 1932. Highest significance: Dublin Phoenix Park, IE.

Key Facts for 18 December 1932

On 18 December 1932, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 328 daily.
Dublin Phoenix Park set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 18 December 1932.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 18 December 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 18 December 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 18 December 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1651.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 1932

Top 20 records on 18 December 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1932	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 December 1932	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1932	Uccle, BE	daily high max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1932	Uppsala_Aut, SE	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1932	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1932	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1932	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1932	Bremerton, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1932	Tunis, TN	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1932	Armagh, GB	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	74 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1932	Takoma Park # 1, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1932	Astoria, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1932	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1932	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	monthly low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1932	Bay Saint Louis, US	monthly low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1932	Sandvig, DK	daily high max	10.3 C (50.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1932	Orebro, SE	monthly high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1932	Corning, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1932	Abbeville, US	monthly low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	22 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 353 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	300
250 to 500	0
500 to 750	1
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	2