Weather Records on 23 September 1933

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1933. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 23 September 1933

On 23 September 1933, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 275 daily.
Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 64.1 mm (2.5 in) on 23 September 1933.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

281 stations

281 station records on 23 September 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bijeraghogarh	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muckerawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parragundy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 September 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 275.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

217 broken records

Margins by which the 217 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1933

Top 20 records on 23 September 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1933	Palermo, IT	daily rain	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	La Monte, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	Hvar, HR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	Jashpurnagar, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	Eldon, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	Beechal, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	Kurwai, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	Raipur, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1933	Sohagpur, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1933	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1933	Datia, IN	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1933	Hathras, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1933	Khairagarh, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1933	Jamui, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1933	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	27 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 281 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	26
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1