Weather Records on 17 January 1933

203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1933. Highest significance: Crow Agency, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1933

On 17 January 1933, 203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 203 daily.
Crow Agency set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 17 January 1933.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

203 stations

203 station records on 17 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poonch	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mifflintown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

203 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 55, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 203.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

159 broken records

Margins by which the 159 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

17 January 1933

Top 20 records on 17 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1933	Crow Agency, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1933	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Poonch, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Udhapur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Kingman, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Bisbee, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Portland, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Crow Agency, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Bowie, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Bhimber, PK	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1933	Tilpa (Warloo), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 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 203 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	144
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1