Weather Records on 22 January 1933

845 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1933. Highest significance: Carroll, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 1933

On 22 January 1933, 845 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
434 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 809 daily.
Carroll set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 22 January 1933.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

845 stations

845 station records on 22 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Reach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Euston Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

845 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 22 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 22 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

676 broken records

Margins by which the 676 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1933

Top 20 records on 22 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1933	Carroll, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1933	Escanaba, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1933	Seward, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Swan Reach, AU	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Chainpur, IN	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Loxton (Pyap), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Cambrai (Kongolia), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Wentworth Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	West Bend, US	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	St Ignace, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Carlinville, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Euston Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1933	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 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 845 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	665
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2