Weather Records on 24 January 1933

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 1933. Highest significance: Eden (Caravan Park), AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 1933

On 24 January 1933, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 594 daily.
Eden (Caravan Park) set a daily record precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 24 January 1933.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 24 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nethercote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Metcalfe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uriarra (Woodside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nagla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narellan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 445, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 24 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	445
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 24 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 1933

Top 20 records on 24 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1933	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Bansi, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Granville (Kentucky), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Camden Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Nethercote, AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Wartook Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Pakur, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Mekliganj, IN	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Metcalfe, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Kathgodam, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Uriarra (Woodside), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Darjeeling, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1933	Manoora, AU	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	36 years	38 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

1796 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1933. 1933 had 605 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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	530
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2