Weather Records on 12 August 1933

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1933. Highest significance: Bhuj Obsy Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 12 August 1933

On 12 August 1933, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 248 daily.
Bhuj Obsy Sr set a daily record precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 12 August 1933.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 12 August 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhuj Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anand	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borsad	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sanand	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dholka	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Viramgam	India	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dhrangadhra	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gudha	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 12 August 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1933 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 18, daily 248.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1933

Top 20 records on 12 August 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1933	Bhuj Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1933	Gudur, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1933	Isakapally, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1933	Krishnapatnam, IN	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1933	Rahapur, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1933	Rayachoti, IN	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1933	Nadiad, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1933	Anand, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1933	Bajan, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1933	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1933	Sidhout(Siddavat), IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1933	Matar, IN	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1933	Borsad, IN	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1933	Nalbari, IN	monthly rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1933	Elsinore, US	all-time high max	47.8 C (118.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1933	Kaira, IN	monthly rain	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1933	Tiruvannamalai, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1933	Winnemucca AP, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1933	Kavali, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1933	Nellore, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	31 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

1793 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1933. 1933 had 271 records.

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

Records on 08-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	2
1814	1
1815	1
1825	1
1843	1
1851	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	1
1899	10
1900	1
1901	5
1902	9
1903	14
1904	13
1905	16
1906	8
1907	8
1908	31
1909	42
1910	16
1911	33
1912	40
1913	39
1914	26
1915	46
1916	31
1917	134
1918	37
1919	42
1920	26
1921	174
1922	71
1923	89
1924	267
1925	150
1926	154
1927	145
1928	173
1929	276
1930	501
1931	708
1932	418
1933	271
1934	471
1935	408
1936	591
1937	356
1938	237
1939	282
1940	545
1941	481
1942	257
1943	523
1944	595
1945	295
1946	655
1947	729
1948	384
1949	469
1950	442
1951	357
1952	533
1953	227
1954	969
1955	590
1956	265
1957	384
1958	406
1959	388
1960	707
1961	381
1962	466
1963	559
1964	1,346
1965	977
1966	777
1967	1,135
1968	444
1969	629
1970	422
1971	486
1972	473
1973	442
1974	560
1975	593
1976	495
1977	747
1978	571
1979	1,192
1980	692
1981	665
1982	789
1983	923
1984	665
1985	935
1986	615
1987	935
1988	1,518
1989	827
1990	727
1991	726
1992	1,134
1993	936
1994	861
1995	1,654
1996	1,336
1997	1,363
1998	1,215
1999	1,325
2000	741
2001	855
2002	1,345
2003	1,752
2004	1,872
2005	1,085
2006	874
2007	1,209
2008	970
2009	814
2010	1,907
2011	903
2012	910
2013	427
2014	787
2015	757
2016	1,290
2017	533
2018	571
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	849

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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	175
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1