Weather Records on 17 August 1933

260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1933. Highest significance: Kangayam, IN.

Key Facts for 17 August 1933

On 17 August 1933, 260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 257 daily.
Kangayam set a daily record precipitation of 88.4 mm (3.5 in) on 17 August 1933.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

260 stations

260 station records on 17 August 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanowana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herrs Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gogri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

260 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 17 August 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1933

Top 20 records on 17 August 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1933	Kangayam, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1933	Paramathi, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1933	Kanowana, AU	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1933	Westgrove, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1933	Sankari, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1933	Turaiyur, IN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1933	Uppiliyapuram, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1933	Herrs Island Dam, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1933	Barrie, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1933	Yercaud, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1933	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1933	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1933	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1933	Attur, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1933	Cherry Gardens, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1933	Kamalpur, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1933	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1933	Wallowa, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1933	Oakland, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1933	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 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

1797 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1933. 1933 had 260 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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 10	160
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2