Weather Records on 8 January 1933

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1933. Highest significance: Lampasas, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1933

On 8 January 1933, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 239 daily.
Lampasas set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 8 January 1933.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 8 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1933

Top 20 records on 8 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1933	Lampasas, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1933	Kerrville, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1933	Llano, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1933	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Marengo, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Waco, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Milaca, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Junsele, SE	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Colfax, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Wandering Comparison, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Vinga, SE	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Rosalia, US	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Babuskin, RU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Holbrook, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1933	Moscow U of I, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	24 years	20 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

1806 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1933. 1933 had 243 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 January 1933
Margin	Records
0 to 10	170
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2