Weather Records on 16 March 1933

101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1933. Highest significance: Hosanagar, IN.

Key Facts for 16 March 1933

On 16 March 1933, 101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 99 daily.
Hosanagar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 16 March 1933.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

101 stations

101 station records on 16 March 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Condah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

101 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 16 March 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 March 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 99.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

85 broken records

Margins by which the 85 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

16 March 1933

Top 20 records on 16 March 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1933	Hosanagar, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1933	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1933	Gyzylarbat, TM	monthly rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1933	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Kirov, RU	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Teriberka, RU	daily low min	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Syktyvkar, RU	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Grass Valley, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Perm, RU	daily low min	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Nevada City, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Thirthahalli, IN	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Payette, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1933	Narasimharajapura, IN	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 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

1801 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1933. 1933 had 101 records.

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

Records on 03-16 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1822	1
1825	1
1828	1
1843	1
1845	4
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	3
1883	2
1884	6
1885	2
1886	2
1887	4
1888	4
1889	7
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1895	5
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	6
1901	8
1902	17
1904	7
1905	6
1906	13
1907	14
1908	33
1909	11
1910	18
1911	23
1912	19
1913	47
1914	42
1915	16
1916	39
1917	22
1918	40
1919	64
1920	56
1921	272
1922	19
1923	105
1924	70
1925	55
1926	117
1927	468
1928	208
1929	150
1930	391
1931	98
1932	337
1933	101
1934	283
1935	533
1936	321
1937	758
1938	537
1939	326
1940	230
1941	228
1942	786
1943	692
1944	410
1945	1,481
1946	1,341
1947	355
1948	482
1949	352
1950	388
1951	283
1952	584
1953	245
1954	259
1955	419
1956	802
1957	341
1958	409
1959	269
1960	955
1961	367
1962	376
1963	521
1964	172
1965	273
1966	1,204
1967	761
1968	656
1969	842
1970	670
1971	338
1972	817
1973	736
1974	622
1975	526
1976	486
1977	595
1978	719
1979	845
1980	557
1981	707
1982	1,211
1983	858
1984	617
1985	725
1986	549
1987	886
1988	1,331
1989	992
1990	2,159
1991	823
1992	1,013
1993	1,661
1994	959
1995	1,074
1996	732
1997	1,327
1998	1,193
1999	828
2000	709
2001	884
2002	1,096
2003	1,093
2004	1,367
2005	1,292
2006	717
2007	1,293
2008	899
2009	681
2010	630
2011	856
2012	2,749
2013	1,096
2014	631
2015	1,537
2016	972
2017	1,302
2018	540
2019	762
2020	659
2021	647
2022	432
2023	897
2024	814
2025	936
2026	1,412

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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	77
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1