Weather Records on 15 January 1933

241 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1933. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 15 January 1933

On 15 January 1933, 241 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 238 daily.
Hvar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 15 January 1933.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

241 stations

241 station records on 15 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

241 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 15 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 238.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1933

Top 20 records on 15 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1933	Hvar, HR	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 January 1933	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1933	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1933	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1933	Pratten, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1933	Miles City, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1933	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	Miles City, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	Livingston, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1933	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 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

1795 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1933. 1933 had 241 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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 20	184
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1