Weather Records on 3 March 1933

143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1933. Highest significance: Isabela Substn, PR.

Key Facts for 3 March 1933

On 3 March 1933, 143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 139 daily.
Isabela Substn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 135.9 mm (5.4 in) on 3 March 1933.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

143 stations

143 station records on 3 March 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

143 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 3 March 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 March 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 139.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

119 broken records

Margins by which the 119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1933

Top 20 records on 3 March 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1933	Isabela Substn, PR	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1933	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1933	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1933	Fort St James, CA	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1933	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Onslow, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Iguape, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Barrie, CA	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Angermunde, DE	daily rain	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1933	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 years	20 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

1804 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1933. 1933 had 143 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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	108
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1