Weather Records on 15 October 1933

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1933. Highest significance: Baxter, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1933

On 15 October 1933, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 253 daily.
Baxter set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 15 October 1933.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 15 October 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 116.

Records on 15 October 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

191 broken records

Margins by which the 191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1933

Top 20 records on 15 October 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1933	Baxter, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1933	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1933	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1933	Shirala, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1933	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1933	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1933	Chickasha, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Grantsburg, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Gargoti, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Venkatagirikota, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Osage, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Sira, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Wokha, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Ghoda Ambegaon, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Bilgi, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Paris, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Ernest Junction Rail STN, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Athani, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1933	Afton, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	21 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

1794 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 255 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 10	155
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1