Weather Records on 15 April 1933

300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1933. Highest significance: Fayetteville Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 15 April 1933

On 15 April 1933, 300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 284 daily.
Fayetteville Exp STN set a monthly record daily snowfall of 21.8 cm (8.6 in) on 15 April 1933.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

300 stations

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

Weather records on 15 April 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

300 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 April 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 April 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 218.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1933

Top 20 records on 15 April 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1933	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1933	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1933	Bikapur, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1933	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1933	Birch Tree, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1933	Springfield, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1933	Boreli, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1933	Sheopur, IN	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1933	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1933	Ramnagar Sr, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1933	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1933	Bedetti(Behali), IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1933	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1933	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1933	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1933	Amity, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1933	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1933	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1933	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1933	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	26 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 300 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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 50	266
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1