Weather Records on 20 January 1933

441 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 1933. Highest significance: Leyburn Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 1933

On 20 January 1933, 441 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 431 daily.
Leyburn Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 20 January 1933.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

441 stations

441 station records on 20 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Brighton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

441 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 January 1933

Top 20 records on 20 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1933	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Cape Jervis Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Nairne, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Oakey Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Yankalilla, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Lawloit, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Adelaide (Brighton), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Port Lincoln, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Palmer, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	16.0 C (28.8 F)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1933	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 441 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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	337
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1