Weather Records on 22 August 1933

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1933. Highest significance: Mareeba Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1933

On 22 August 1933, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 354 daily.
Mareeba Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 22 August 1933.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

367 stations

367 station records on 22 August 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nagerutari	India	Record daily precipitation	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Culvers Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 258.

Records on 22 August 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1933 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1933

Top 20 records on 22 August 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1933	Mareeba Post Office, AU	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Nagerutari, IN	all-time rain	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Shimoga, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Dudhi, IN	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Bhabua, IN	daily rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Amlagora, IN	daily rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Eton Police Station, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Sherthala, IN	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Seward, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Clarinda, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Great Falls 16St, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Irvinebank, AU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Ghatal, IN	daily rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1933	Sultan Bazar, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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

1802 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1933. 1933 had 367 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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 25	265
25 to 50	43
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1