Weather Records on 3 January 1933

160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1933. Highest significance: Uppsala_Aut, SE.

Key Facts for 3 January 1933

On 3 January 1933, 160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 157 daily.
Uppsala_Aut set a daily record high minimum temperature of 2.4 C (36.3 F) on 3 January 1933.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

160 stations

160 station records on 3 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

160 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1933

Top 20 records on 3 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1933	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	2.4 C (36.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Laghouat, DZ	monthly high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Bulken, NO	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Orebro, SE	daily high max	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Holbrook, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Oakley, US	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Crow Agency, US	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	Calumet, US	daily high max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1933	St Ignace, US	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	15 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

1794 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 160 records.

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

Records on 01-03 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	1
1800	1
1823	2
1825	1
1830	2
1839	1
1848	1
1853	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	1
1867	2
1868	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	4
1887	5
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	3
1899	2
1900	15
1901	4
1902	15
1903	17
1904	51
1905	12
1906	13
1907	26
1908	8
1909	11
1910	23
1911	40
1912	26
1913	83
1914	33
1915	29
1916	60
1917	52
1918	80
1919	54
1920	31
1921	139
1922	80
1923	46
1924	222
1925	139
1926	268
1927	235
1928	412
1929	58
1930	160
1931	100
1932	167
1933	160
1934	208
1935	249
1936	404
1937	291
1938	139
1939	498
1940	312
1941	595
1942	505
1943	508
1944	361
1945	148
1946	171
1947	662
1948	462
1949	910
1950	2,025
1951	459
1952	587
1953	241
1954	370
1955	443
1956	188
1957	177
1958	326
1959	861
1960	431
1961	543
1962	802
1963	494
1964	513
1965	492
1966	885
1967	247
1968	582
1969	516
1970	749
1971	1,280
1972	313
1973	623
1974	1,010
1975	710
1976	524
1977	790
1978	745
1979	2,417
1980	470
1981	1,401
1982	1,380
1983	921
1984	983
1985	739
1986	676
1987	843
1988	1,034
1989	740
1990	467
1991	1,077
1992	1,200
1993	910
1994	902
1995	726
1996	2,085
1997	3,676
1998	1,434
1999	1,568
2000	2,063
2001	1,385
2002	1,307
2003	981
2004	1,406
2005	1,157
2006	1,472
2007	1,396
2008	948
2009	682
2010	1,337
2011	681
2012	956
2013	496
2014	1,029
2015	869
2016	605
2017	1,053
2018	1,444
2019	474
2020	772
2021	476
2022	989
2023	1,318
2024	734
2025	653
2026	902

Download the Data

Data for records on 1933-01-03: 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 10	107
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1