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Weather Records on 4 May 1933

274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1933. Highest significance: Lakin, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 1933

  • On 4 May 1933, 274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 25 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 264 daily.
  • Lakin set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 4 May 1933.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

274 stations
Weather records on 4 May 1933 274 station records on 4 May 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
274 station records on 4 May 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 May 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LakinUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation56.4 mm (2.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Barud(Warud)IndiaRecord daily precipitation77.2 mm (3.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
HollyUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
FatehgarhIndiaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings CollegeCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
CaguasPuerto Rico [United States]Record daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Bayana BianaIndiaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
MandawarIndiaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
LakhnadonIndiaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
WakeeneyUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
GarhwaIndiaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
MultaiIndiaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
HosurIndiaRecord daily precipitation53.6 mm (2.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Canon CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Ness CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature20.8 C (69.4 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
PalayankottaiIndiaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
TirumayamIndiaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
PauriIndiaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake MoraineUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
HaldwaniIndiaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
BijawarIndiaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
DharingbadiIndiaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
EranielIndiaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
MiamiUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
PollachiIndiaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy ObsyIndiaRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
WeissenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
PoonampetIndiaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
SaguacheUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
HewittUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
NacogdochesUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
HindaunIndiaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AjmerIndiaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SadabadIndiaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TaosUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BilhaurIndiaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RajaundIndiaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahwa (Mahwar)IndiaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CloudcroftUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AliganjIndiaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChhataIndiaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AjaigarhIndiaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DudhiIndiaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RamtekIndiaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BandherIndiaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SathawasIndiaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChindwaraIndiaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)IndiaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SohagpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Girwan NarainiIndiaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BarodaIndiaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HarraiIndiaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KowardhaIndiaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

274 records
Records on 4 May 1933 by type Records set or tied on 4 May 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 7. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 27Highest daily minimum: 23Lowest daily minimum: 10Heaviest daily rainfall: 205Heaviest daily snowfall: 7Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 May 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.
Records on 4 May 1933 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum27
Highest daily minimum23
Lowest daily minimum10
Heaviest daily rainfall205
Heaviest daily snowfall7
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 May 1933 by timescale Records on 4 May 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 264. 0100200300all-time: 0monthly: 10daily: 264all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 May 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 264.
Records on 4 May 1933 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly10
daily264

How Much Records Were Beaten By

246 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 May 1933 Margins by which the 246 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted. 01002003000 to 50: 24250 to 100: 2100 to 150: 1150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250
Margins by which the 246 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 May 1933
MarginRecords
0 to 50242
50 to 1002
100 to 1501
150 to 2000
200 to 2501

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1933
Top 20 records on 4 May 1933 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 May 1933Lakin, USdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)50.8 mm (2.0 in)28 years52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1933Ulysses 3NE, USdaily rain56.4 mm (2.2 in)45.7 mm (1.8 in)34 years51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1933Barud(Warud), INmonthly rain77.2 mm (3.0 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)19 years45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1933Cap Madeleine, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)22.9 cm (9.0 in)23 years42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1933Holly, USdaily rain47.5 mm (1.9 in)29.7 mm (1.2 in)34 years42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1933Fatehgarh, INdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)26.2 mm (1.0 in)18 years41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1933Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)17.1 mm (0.7 in)12 years39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1933Windsor Kings College, CAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)60 years38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1933Caguas, PRdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)41.2 mm (1.6 in)20 years36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1933Bayana Biana, INmonthly rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)23 years35 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1933Mandawar, INdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)32 years34 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1933Lakhnadon, INdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)28.9 mm (1.1 in)24 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1933Wakeeney, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)24 years31 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1933Garhwa, INdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)25.6 mm (1.0 in)16 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1933Multai, INmonthly rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)16 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1933Hosur, INdaily rain53.6 mm (2.1 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)32 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1933Canon City, USdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)18.2 mm (0.7 in)24 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1933Ness City, USdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)34 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1933Nordby (Fano), DKdaily high max20.8 C (69.4 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)57 years27 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1933Palayankottai, INdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)22.8 mm (0.9 in)24 years27 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

1795 to 1933
Records on 05-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1933. 1933 had 274 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11796: 11820: 11836: 21840: 11847: 11850: 21851: 21852: 11856: 31858: 11859: 11861: 21862: 11864: 31865: 21868: 31869: 11870: 21875: 11877: 21878: 11879: 11880: 11882: 11885: 11886: 11888: 11889: 41890: 11892: 41893: 31894: 61895: 31896: 31897: 21898: 21899: 21900: 21902: 51903: 81904: 81905: 191906: 51907: 371908: 181909: 131910: 141911: 371912: 121913: 631914: 211915: 751916: 571917: 601918: 301919: 691920: 431921: 621922: 2831923: 821924: 881925: 801926: 2301927: 1121928: 2051929: 1771930: 2691931: 1691932: 1041933: 2741934: 4561935: 5181936: 3131937: 2301938: 4451939: 2951940: 6021941: 4361942: 8201943: 3581944: 8721945: 6541946: 4631947: 6491948: 5781949: 1,1301950: 9531951: 2921952: 6981953: 3891954: 1,0451955: 4711956: 4331957: 4331958: 4141959: 6131960: 4431961: 4661962: 2651963: 3131964: 5701965: 4331966: 1,1131967: 9281968: 3041969: 3771970: 4541971: 8101972: 3641973: 3131974: 3671975: 6831976: 5541977: 7361978: 1,0161979: 1,5291980: 5111981: 6671982: 5911983: 5391984: 8851985: 8211986: 1,1281987: 1,0041988: 5911989: 7431990: 1,4611991: 1,0881992: 9331993: 7911994: 8211995: 9741996: 1,2981997: 9621998: 8981999: 1,1672000: 1,3982001: 1,3452002: 1,3432003: 1,1582004: 1,3412005: 1,1522006: 6502007: 6992008: 6242009: 7272010: 9992011: 1,0232012: 1,3432013: 1,4472014: 6022015: 6222016: 4632017: 6692018: 9722019: 5742020: 5042021: 6162022: 4702023: 6812024: 8852025: 4562026: 5541795186918961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1933. 1933 had 274 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-04 in each year
YearRecords
17951
17961
18201
18362
18401
18471
18502
18512
18521
18563
18581
18591
18612
18621
18643
18652
18683
18691
18702
18751
18772
18781
18791
18801
18821
18851
18861
18881
18894
18901
18924
18933
18946
18953
18963
18972
18982
18992
19002
19025
19038
19048
190519
19065
190737
190818
190913
191014
191137
191212
191363
191421
191575
191657
191760
191830
191969
192043
192162
1922283
192382
192488
192580
1926230
1927112
1928205
1929177
1930269
1931169
1932104
1933274
1934456
1935518
1936313
1937230
1938445
1939295
1940602
1941436
1942820
1943358
1944872
1945654
1946463
1947649
1948578
19491,130
1950953
1951292
1952698
1953389
19541,045
1955471
1956433
1957433
1958414
1959613
1960443
1961466
1962265
1963313
1964570
1965433
19661,113
1967928
1968304
1969377
1970454
1971810
1972364
1973313
1974367
1975683
1976554
1977736
19781,016
19791,529
1980511
1981667
1982591
1983539
1984885
1985821
19861,128
19871,004
1988591
1989743
19901,461
19911,088
1992933
1993791
1994821
1995974
19961,298
1997962
1998898
19991,167
20001,398
20011,345
20021,343
20031,158
20041,341
20051,152
2006650
2007699
2008624
2009727
2010999
20111,023
20121,343
20131,447
2014602
2015622
2016463
2017669
2018972
2019574
2020504
2021616
2022470
2023681
2024885
2025456
2026554

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).