Weather Records on 6 October 1933

183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1933. Highest significance: Sotchi, RU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1933

On 6 October 1933, 183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 173 daily.
Sotchi set a daily record precipitation of 127.8 mm (5.0 in) on 6 October 1933.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

183 stations

183 station records on 6 October 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

183 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 81.

Records on 6 October 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 173.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

150 broken records

Margins by which the 150 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1933

Top 20 records on 6 October 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1933	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1933	Holbrook, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1933	Franklin, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1933	Puttur, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1933	North Bridgton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1933	Austin #2, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Dhoraji, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Garden City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Farmington, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Chickballapur, IN	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Durham, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Plymouth, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Newman, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Moncton, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Belur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Gubbi Sr, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1933	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	22 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

1802 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1933. 1933 had 183 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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	138
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1