Weather Records on 3 April 1933

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1933. Highest significance: Contest, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 April 1933

On 3 April 1933, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 249 daily.
Contest set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 3 April 1933.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

269 stations

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

Weather records on 3 April 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 April 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 April 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1933

Top 20 records on 3 April 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1933	Contest, ZA	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1933	Pittsworth, AU	monthly rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Jansenville, ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Regina Int'l A, CA	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1933	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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

1815 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1933. 1933 had 269 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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	213
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1