Weather Records on 16 October 1933

218 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1933. Highest significance: Soro, IN.

Key Facts for 16 October 1933

On 16 October 1933, 218 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 215 daily.
Soro set a daily record precipitation of 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 16 October 1933.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

218 stations

218 station records on 16 October 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Latehar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lacona	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

218 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 16 October 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

193 broken records

Margins by which the 193 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1933

Top 20 records on 16 October 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1933	Soro, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1933	Vinga, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1933	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1933	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1933	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1933	Bangarpet, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Balasore, IN	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Waterloo, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Indianola 1SW, US	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Rajauli, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Latehar, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Oakey Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Jamui, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Charleston, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1933	Lacona, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 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

1796 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1933. 1933 had 218 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	170
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1