Weather Records on 24 March 1933

206 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1933. Highest significance: Storm Lake, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1933

On 24 March 1933, 206 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 201 daily.
Storm Lake set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 24 March 1933.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

206 stations

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

Weather records on 24 March 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poonch	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	215.9 cm (85.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

206 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 24 March 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 24 March 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

173 broken records

Margins by which the 173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1346.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1933

Top 20 records on 24 March 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1933	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1933	Dimapur, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1933	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	monthly high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Table Rock 4N, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Lenox, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Armour, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Nebraska City 1 NW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Galva, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Clark, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Poonch, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Monmouth, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Armour, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1933	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	22 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

1794 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 206 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 200	172
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1