Weather Records on 1 February 1933

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1933. Highest significance: Husum, DE.

Key Facts for 1 February 1933

On 1 February 1933, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 282 daily.
Husum set a daily record precipitation of 25.5 mm (1.0 in) on 1 February 1933.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 1 February 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Downing 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 February 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 February 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1933

Top 20 records on 1 February 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1933	Husum, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1933	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1933	Toronto, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Eau Claire, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Stratford, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Southampton, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Prentice #2, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Chatham 2, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Bakke, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Pearlington, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Florence, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Buffalo, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Brantford, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Hastings, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1933	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	2 years	21 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 283 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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	226
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1