Weather Records on 19 January 1933

479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 January 1933. Highest significance: Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU.

Key Facts for 19 January 1933

On 19 January 1933, 479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 473 daily.
Second Valley (Spring Grove) set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 19 January 1933.
Across 161 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

479 stations

479 station records on 19 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-33.7 C (-28.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boxdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

479 records

Records set or tied on 19 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 19 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 19 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 January 1933

Top 20 records on 19 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 January 1933	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1933	Normanville, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1933	Sierra Madre Henszey, US	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1933	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1933	Yandilla, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1933	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-33.7 C (-28.7 F)	16.7 C (30.1 F)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1933	Le Claire, US	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1933	Blinkbonnie, AU	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1933	Hermann, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1933	Independence, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1933	White River, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1933	Toronto, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1933	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1933	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1933	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1933	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1933	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1933	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1933	Kenora, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1933	Eldon, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	28 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

1796 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1933. 1933 had 479 records.

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

Records on 01-19 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1804	1
1822	1
1838	1
1843	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1871	1
1873	2
1874	2
1875	6
1876	5
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	1
1893	5
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	7
1899	17
1900	8
1901	6
1902	5
1903	11
1904	26
1905	6
1906	6
1907	30
1908	7
1909	11
1910	37
1911	16
1912	11
1913	6
1914	39
1915	101
1916	46
1917	102
1918	66
1919	17
1920	116
1921	53
1922	45
1923	81
1924	141
1925	228
1926	190
1927	223
1928	526
1929	444
1930	617
1931	240
1932	160
1933	479
1934	147
1935	634
1936	777
1937	1,019
1938	361
1939	221
1940	1,781
1941	285
1942	471
1943	1,183
1944	452
1945	334
1946	850
1947	253
1948	540
1949	704
1950	1,044
1951	748
1952	704
1953	421
1954	276
1955	375
1956	457
1957	389
1958	627
1959	439
1960	368
1961	373
1962	1,086
1963	961
1964	327
1965	349
1966	583
1967	532
1968	759
1969	669
1970	1,128
1971	1,056
1972	636
1973	677
1974	964
1975	662
1976	846
1977	1,566
1978	953
1979	1,535
1980	656
1981	1,054
1982	776
1983	548
1984	1,499
1985	606
1986	1,737
1987	1,321
1988	1,377
1989	999
1990	1,356
1991	542
1992	757
1993	900
1994	2,752
1995	1,036
1996	1,824
1997	817
1998	784
1999	1,081
2000	1,061
2001	854
2002	712
2003	692
2004	813
2005	974
2006	1,418
2007	1,917
2008	1,731
2009	817
2010	814
2011	595
2012	1,133
2013	583
2014	489
2015	432
2016	682
2017	886
2018	622
2019	478
2020	428
2021	462
2022	456
2023	1,340
2024	828
2025	1,267
2026	293

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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 50	359
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1