Weather Records on 15 March 1933

167 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1933. Highest significance: West Newton, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1933

On 15 March 1933, 167 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 166 daily.
West Newton set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 15 March 1933.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

167 stations

167 station records on 15 March 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Speers Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.9 C (-25.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Herrs Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

167 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 15 March 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 March 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 166.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

139 broken records

Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1933

Top 20 records on 15 March 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1933	West Newton, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1933	Shahapur, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1933	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1933	Speers Ferry, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Mendota, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Centre Hall, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Parkers Landing, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Attingal, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Lycippus 1 E, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Teriberka, RU	daily low min	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	8.5 C (15.3 F)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Emporium 1 E, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Steveston, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Sherbrooke, CA	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Williamson, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1933	Bhavani, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	10 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

1810 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1933. 1933 had 167 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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	130
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1