Weather Records on 16 January 1933

343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1933. Highest significance: Glendive, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 1933

On 16 January 1933, 343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 342 daily.
Glendive set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 16 January 1933.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

343 stations

343 station records on 16 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shortsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cassopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

343 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1933

Top 20 records on 16 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1933	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Independence, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Oakey Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Sierra Madre Henszey, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Waterbury, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Madison Wb City, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Hvar, HR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Meeker 5 W, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Babuskin, RU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1933	Durham, GB	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	37 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 343 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	255
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1