Weather Records on 21 October 1933

733 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1933. Highest significance: Puranpur, IN.

Key Facts for 21 October 1933

On 21 October 1933, 733 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 726 daily.
Puranpur set a daily record precipitation of 127.8 mm (5.0 in) on 21 October 1933.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

733 stations

733 station records on 21 October 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Puranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khalilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmau	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammdi	India	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

733 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 494, Heaviest daily snowfall 12.

Records on 21 October 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	494
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 October 1933 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 726.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records

Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1933

Top 20 records on 21 October 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1933	Puranpur, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Pawayan, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Khalilabad, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Kaiserganj, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Haidargarh, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Chakrata Kalsi Sr, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Rae Bareli, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Hastings, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Bagaha, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Raipur, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Atraula, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Ashta, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1933	Yeotmal, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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

1795 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1933. 1933 had 733 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	521
25 to 50	90
50 to 75	29
75 to 100	13
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1