Weather Records on 12 January 1933

91 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1933. Highest significance: Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 January 1933

On 12 January 1933, 91 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 91 daily.
Buffelsnek (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 12 January 1933.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

91 stations

91 station records on 12 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

91 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 91.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

61 broken records

Margins by which the 61 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1933

Top 20 records on 12 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1933	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Deer Park Sf, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Mohall, US	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Holbrook, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Yerevan, AM	daily low min	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Savanne, CA	daily low min	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Berkeley, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Las Animas, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Houlton, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Ashley, US	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Plant City, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Gloversville, US	daily high max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1933	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 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 91 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 12 January 1933
Margin	Records
0 to 10	59
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1