Weather Records on 20 September 1933

223 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1933. Highest significance: Tibri, IN.

Key Facts for 20 September 1933

On 20 September 1933, 223 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 217 daily.
Tibri set a daily record precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 20 September 1933.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

223 stations

223 station records on 20 September 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

223 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 20 September 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 217.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

176 broken records

Margins by which the 176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1933

Top 20 records on 20 September 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 1933	Tibri, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1933	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1933	Jagadhari, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1933	Samrala, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1933	Williamstown, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1933	Naraingarh, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1933	Kalna, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1933	Katbari, IN	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1933	Ambala Obsy, IN	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1933	Sri Ranbirsingh, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1933	Kharar, IN	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1933	Roermond, NL	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1933	Raipur, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1933	Dasuya, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1933	Ambala, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1933	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1933	Lehal, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1933	Dadupur, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1933	Contai, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1933	Lowestoft, GB	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	28 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

1812 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1933. 1933 had 223 records.

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

Records on 09-20 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1837	1
1840	1
1844	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1860	1
1862	1
1870	1
1871	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	8
1891	4
1893	5
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	16
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	3
1902	3
1903	3
1904	12
1905	8
1906	22
1907	11
1908	24
1909	10
1910	8
1911	21
1912	34
1913	48
1914	28
1915	239
1916	28
1917	100
1918	59
1919	55
1920	64
1921	40
1922	52
1923	249
1924	329
1925	330
1926	129
1927	169
1928	144
1929	373
1930	102
1931	564
1932	270
1933	223
1934	349
1935	201
1936	133
1937	385
1938	506
1939	312
1940	591
1941	582
1942	436
1943	419
1944	466
1945	406
1946	766
1947	460
1948	454
1949	268
1950	435
1951	267
1952	434
1953	479
1954	628
1955	625
1956	985
1957	514
1958	410
1959	489
1960	352
1961	384
1962	707
1963	290
1964	482
1965	1,180
1966	414
1967	449
1968	617
1969	604
1970	591
1971	884
1972	582
1973	569
1974	771
1975	527
1976	375
1977	776
1978	1,216
1979	767
1980	567
1981	979
1982	911
1983	1,958
1984	895
1985	730
1986	743
1987	856
1988	698
1989	968
1990	743
1991	1,835
1992	718
1993	1,031
1994	788
1995	1,374
1996	1,077
1997	1,282
1998	1,157
1999	923
2000	908
2001	821
2002	845
2003	910
2004	1,156
2005	960
2006	732
2007	645
2008	648
2009	715
2010	1,497
2011	650
2012	549
2013	595
2014	577
2015	439
2016	778
2017	920
2018	1,020
2019	835
2020	630
2021	565
2022	786
2023	482
2024	596
2025	877
2026	682

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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	137
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	4