Weather Records on 1 January 1933

50 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1933. Highest significance: Wanganella (Zara), AU.

Key Facts for 1 January 1933

On 1 January 1933, 50 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 50 daily.
Wanganella (Zara) set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 1 January 1933.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

50 stations

50 station records on 1 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Doraville	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

50 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.

Records on 1 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 50.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records

Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1933

Top 20 records on 1 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1933	Wanganella (Zara), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Mohall, US	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Hvar, HR	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.4 C (104.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high min	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Willow City, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Norway House, CA	daily low min	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Forest Grove, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Southport, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	22 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Beaver Lake, CA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1933	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	12 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

1798 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1933. 1933 had 50 records.

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

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 3	19
3 to 5	11
5 to 8	3
8 to 10	1
10 to 13	0
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	1