Weather Records on 11 May 1933

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1933. Highest significance: Farmland 5 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1933

On 11 May 1933, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 408 daily.
Farmland 5 NNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 11 May 1933.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 11 May 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Elmwood Av	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 11 May 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1933 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1933

Top 20 records on 11 May 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1933	Farmland 5 NNW, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1933	Indi, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1933	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1933	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1933	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1933	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1933	Columbus Ohio St UNIV, US	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1933	Kenton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1933	Karad, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1933	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1933	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1933	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1933	Springfield Elmwood Av, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1933	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1933	Pontiac, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1933	Delphi 2 N, US	all-time rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1933	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1933	Sindgi, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1933	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1933	Hospet, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	29 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

1814 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1933. 1933 had 429 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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	330
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1