Weather Records on 24 August 1933

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1933. Highest significance: Great Falls, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1933

On 24 August 1933, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 281 daily.
Great Falls set an all-time record daily precipitation of 159.0 mm (6.3 in) on 24 August 1933.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 24 August 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pailani	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaunpur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mariahu	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kukicherra	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 217.

Records on 24 August 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1933 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 281.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1933

Top 20 records on 24 August 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1933	Great Falls, US	all-time rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1933	Quebec, CA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Peedamullah, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	North Bridgton, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Emmitsburg, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Woodstock, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Williamsport, US	all-time rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Clontarf, CA	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Beberu, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Riverton, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Lewisburg, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Pailani, IN	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Woodstock, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Nandyal, IN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Jiwanpur Sagri, IN	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1933	Addison, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	46 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 305 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

Download the Data

Data for records on 1933-08-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 August 1933
Margin	Records
0 to 20	186
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	5