Weather Records on 4 January 1933

231 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1933. Highest significance: Laura Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 1933

On 4 January 1933, 231 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 229 daily.
Laura Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 4 January 1933.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

231 stations

231 station records on 4 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

231 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 229.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

160 broken records

Margins by which the 160 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

4 January 1933

Top 20 records on 4 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1933	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Mackinac Island, US	monthly high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Princeton, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	8.2 C (46.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Newton, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 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)
4 January 1933	Harmati, IN	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Moran India, IN	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Fairview Outstation, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Salekhard, RU	daily rain	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	New Bedford Coop, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Setauket Strong, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Princeton, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Sveg, SE	daily high max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1933	Amherst, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	19 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

1795 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1933. 1933 had 231 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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Data for records on 1933-01-04: 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	153
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1