Weather Records on 30 August 1932

1,102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 August 1932. Highest significance: Karunagapalli, IN.

Key Facts for 30 August 1932

On 30 August 1932, 1,102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
617 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,052 daily.
Karunagapalli set an all-time record daily precipitation of 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 30 August 1932.
Across 169 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

1,102 stations

1,102 station records on 30 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Cope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Slaty Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yandoit (Spring Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Viticulture College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darnum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,102 records

Records set or tied on 30 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 388, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 398.

Records on 30 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	388
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	398
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 45, daily 1,052.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

886 broken records

Margins by which the 886 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 August 1932

Top 20 records on 30 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1932	Karunagapalli, IN	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 August 1932	Riddells Creek, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Berrigan Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Bealiba, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Deniliquin Norwood, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Steam Plains 1, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Haripad, IN	daily rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Malmsbury Reservoir, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Haileybury, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Big Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Romsey, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Shimoga, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1932	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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

1806 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1932. 1932 had 1,102 records.

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

Records on 08-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1807	4
1813	1
1814	2
1827	1
1829	1
1835	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	4
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	4
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	7
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	6
1901	8
1902	12
1903	19
1904	13
1905	23
1906	29
1907	8
1908	10
1909	37
1910	15
1911	41
1912	60
1913	22
1914	23
1915	47
1916	17
1917	50
1918	45
1919	17
1920	78
1921	100
1922	65
1923	61
1924	283
1925	167
1926	173
1927	109
1928	327
1929	208
1930	245
1931	192
1932	1,102
1933	274
1934	519
1935	476
1936	191
1937	418
1938	233
1939	401
1940	346
1941	422
1942	385
1943	487
1944	491
1945	455
1946	545
1947	599
1948	519
1949	240
1950	481
1951	1,091
1952	316
1953	1,124
1954	516
1955	417
1956	479
1957	321
1958	363
1959	546
1960	356
1961	573
1962	387
1963	442
1964	422
1965	1,118
1966	500
1967	536
1968	729
1969	522
1970	423
1971	443
1972	579
1973	646
1974	838
1975	664
1976	679
1977	665
1978	825
1979	517
1980	572
1981	684
1982	770
1983	696
1984	1,127
1985	629
1986	1,768
1987	638
1988	881
1989	791
1990	983
1991	938
1992	1,697
1993	1,200
1994	601
1995	940
1996	1,385
1997	960
1998	1,278
1999	864
2000	1,189
2001	750
2002	801
2003	1,226
2004	1,087
2005	1,500
2006	989
2007	1,300
2008	678
2009	1,251
2010	1,552
2011	994
2012	1,087
2013	644
2014	558
2015	1,074
2016	552
2017	924
2018	616
2019	755
2020	671
2021	429
2022	1,077
2023	651
2024	912
2025	324
2026	733

Download the Data

Data for records on 1932-08-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	820
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1